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PARTIAL  TRANSACTIONS 


OF  THE 


Northern  Ohio 
Dental  Association 


857- 1906 


COMPILED  BY 

H.  L.  AMBLER,  M.  S..  D.  D.  S.,  M.  D. 


Author  of 

Tin  Foil  and  its  Combinations  for  Filling  Teeth. 

Facts,   Fads  and   Fancies  About  Teeth. 


CLEVELAND,    OHIO 

WINN    &   JUDSON 
1907 


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PUBLIC  SQUARE.  CLEVELAND,  1837. 
Tremont  Hall  is  indicated  by  the  white  arrow. 


Courtesy  of  the 
llVstern  Reserve  Historical  Society 


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Most  of  the  Dentists  Present  at  Tremont  Hall,  in  1857,  at 
First  Meeting  of  The  Northern    Ohio  Dental  Association. 


GEORGE  WATT. 


J.   H    ATKINSON 


CHESTER.  II.   HARROUN. 


WM.  E.  IJINN 


NATHAN  H.  AM1!I,i;R 


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J.  A.  KOBINS(JN. 


J    K.  ROBINSON 


B.   I".   KOBINSON. 


EBENHZIiR   MKRRITT. 


\VM.  F.  ROBINSON. 


BENJ.  STRICKLAND 


ALFRED   THRRY. 


B.  T.  SPELMAN. 


FRANKLIN  S.   SLOSSON. 


S.  P.  HUNTINGTON. 


C.  S.  PLEASANTS. 


n.  F.  KNAPP 


L.  C.   INC.lCK.SOI.l, 


\V     H    INOliKSDLL 


C.  F.   INCIICKSOLL. 


M.  J.   UICKHRSUN. 


A.  A.  HAKklS. 


E.  CHIDESTEK. 


J.  G.   WILLIS. 


W.  P.  HORTON. 


ANCIL  LAKI\1:TT. 


NORTHERN  OHIO  DENTAL  ASSOCIATION. 


The  great  historian  Macaulay  said :  "Sit  at  the  feet  of  his- 
tory, and  through  the  night  of  years  the  steps  of  virtue  she  shall 
trace."  We  have  been  sitting  at  her  feet,  and  tracing  her  steps 
in  the  interest  of  this  association,  and  have  concluded  that  there 
is  no  single  chapter  in  the  book  of  dentistry  that  is  so  interest- 
ing as  the  one  on  history.  The  writer  has  been  trying  to  fulfill 
the  wish  of  this  association  as  expressed  in  a  resolution  passed 
in  June  1905,  appointing  him  a  committee  of  one  to  compile  its 
history.  This  was  not  an  easy  task,  especially  for  the  first  fif- 
teen years,  because  whatever  records  the  association  may  have 
possessed  entirely  disappeared,  and  have  not  been  located,  not- 
withstanding at  several  times  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
search  for  them,  and  also  compile  a  history  by  obtaining  infor- 
mation from  any  available  source.  Whatever  we  have  learned 
has  been  from  personal  interviews,  correspondence,  research  in 
journals  and  libraries.  The  formation  of  a  society  in  this  part 
of  Ohio,  came  about,  viz :  The  American  Dental  Convention  in 
1855  passed  a  resolution  recommending  the  organization  of  local 
societies,  so  W.  H.  Atkinson,  J.  A.  Robinson,  and  others 
in  Cleveland  talked  the  matter  over  and  concluded  to  issue  a 
circular  to  the  dentists  of  Northern  Ohio,  inviting  them  to  meet 
in  Tremont  Hall,  Nov.  3,  1857,  and  that  was  the  time  and  place 
of  the  first  meeting,  and  they  have  been  held  annually  at  diflFerent 
cities  and  towns  almost  without  a  lapse.  On  that  memorable 
day  in  1857,  Geo.  Watt  appeared  at  Tremont  Hall  and  helped 
organize  the  meeting,  and  made  a  report  of  the  proceedings  for 
the  Dental  Register  of  the  West,  of  which  he  and  J.  Taft  were 
editors.  He  came  again  at  subsequent  times  and  made  reports 
for  the  same  journal.  We  should  honor  his  memory,  because 
he  did  for  us  what  nobody  else  did ;  he  printed  our  early  pro- 
ceedings, and  from  the  writers  research  he  has  no  knowledge 
of  anywhere  else  they  can  be  found.  Of  the  thirty-five  dentists 
who  were  present  at  that  epoch  in  the  dental  history  of  Ohio, 
only  four  are  living,  viz :  Alfred  Terry,  Chester  H.  Harroun, 
Jere  E.  Robinson,  W.  P.  Horton. 

In  many  respects  this  history  is  exact,  while  in  others  it  may 
be  lacking,  owing  to  lapse  of  time  and  data.  Your  historian  has 
done  the  best  he  could  since  June  1905,  and  his  recompense  has 
been  the  pleasure  he  has  received  from  doing  this  kind  of  work, 
and  his  love  for  this  Association  and  the  profession. 

—  9  — 


This  society  has  been  a  factor  in  accomplishing  good  for 
the  laity  and  the  profession,  as  it  has  helped  to  raise  the  standard 
of  dentistry,  and  will  try  to  elevate  it  more  and  more  in  coming 
years.  Grand  things  can  be  accomplished  by  only  one  society, 
if  members  will  only  appreciate  the  fact  that  they  owe  the  so- 
ciety, themselves,  and  the  commonwealth,  a  duty.  Our  standard 
of  excellence  should  be  most  excellent.  Our  standard  of  success 
should  be  most  successful.  This  society  has  had  struggles  and 
triumphs,  and  as  "time  moves  on  apace,"  the  men  who  founded 
it,  and  the  men  who  have  been  keeping  it  bright  and  burnished, 
will  never  be  forgotten,  for  "the  pen  which  is  mightier  than  the 
sword"  has  recorded  it  for  future  generations. 

Henry  Lovejoy  Ambler. 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  1907. 


EX-PRESIDENTS. 


1857  F.  S.  Slosson. 

1858  B.  Strickland. 

1859  ^-  Strickland. 
i860  B.  Strickland. 

1 861  B.  Strickland. 

1862  B.  Strickland. 

1863  B.  Strickland. 

1864  B.  Strickland. 

1865  B.  Strickland. 

1866  F.  S.  Slosson. 

1867  B.  F.  Robinson. 

1868  W.  P.  Horton. 

1869  F.   S.  Whitslar. 

1870  J.  E.  Robinson. 

1 87 1  E.  J.  Waye. 

1872  B.  F.  Robinson. 

1873  S.  P.  Hildreth. 

1874  E.  J.  Waye. 

1875  E.  J.  Waye. 

1876  J.  F.  Siddall. 

1877  J.  W.  Lyder. 

1878  J.  W.  Lyder. 

1879  J-  W-  Lyder. 

1880  Chas.  Buffett. 

1881  Chas.  Buffett. 


1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 
1887 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 

1893 
1894 

1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
1905 


Gale  French. 
Gale  French. 
Ira  W.  Brown. 
David  Gibbons. 
J.  R.  Bell. 
Geo.  H.  Wilson. 
H.  F.  Harvey. 
John  Stephan. 
F.  S.  Whitslar. 
J.  F.  Siddall. 
W.  H.  Whitslar. 
S.  B.  Dewey. 
Henry  Barnes. 
Henry  Barnes. 
T.  F.  Daugherty. 
L.   P.   Bethel. 
L.  P.  Bethel. 
L.  L.  Barber. 
F.  W.  Knowlton. 
F.  W.   Knowlton. 
J.   F.  Stephan. 
W.  H.  Fowler. 
W.  T.  Jackman. 
H.  L.  Ambler. 


According  to  previous  announcement  by  circular,  the  den- 
tal profession  of  Northern  Ohio,  assembled  in  convention,  in 
Tremont  Hall,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  on  Tuesday,  November  3,  1857. 

Present:  F.  S.  Slosson,  B.  Strickland,  L.  C.  Ingersoll,  E. 
Merritt,  W.  H.  Atkinson,  B.  F.  Robinson,  J.  A.  Robinson,  T. 
McCune,  Joseph  Willson,  Wm.  Fiske,  N.  H.  Ambler,  Henry 
Slosson,  J.  E.  Robinson,  J.  G.  Moore,  E.  G.  Burger,  J.  G.  Rock- 


well,  M.  J.  Dickenson,  W.  P.  Horton,  Cleveland ;  D.  L.  Nor- 
cross,  Elyria ;  J,  E.  Atkinson,  Millersburg;  W,  B,  IngersoU, 
Oberlin ;  Alfred  Terry,  Norwalk ;  C.  H.  Harroun,  Toledo ;  Wm. 
E.  Dunn,  Delaware ;  C.  F.  IngersoU,  Huron ;  S.  P.  Huntington, 
C.  S.  Pleasants,  Painesville ;  L.  T.  Fox,  Madison ;  D.  F.  Knapp, 
Berea;  W.  F.  Robinson,  Youngstown ;  B.  T.  Spelman,  A.  A. 
Harris,  J.  G.  Willis,  Ravenna ;  E.  Chidester,  Massillon ;  C.  P. 
Bailey,  Cuyahoga  Falls ;  A.  Barrett,  Jeflferson ;  George  Watt, 
Cincinnati. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  by  B.  Strickland,  and 
on  motion,  F.  S.  Slosson  was  elected  temporary  chairman,  and 
L.  C.   IngersoU,  secretary. 

Thomas  McCune,  C.  S.  Pleasants,  W.  B.  IngersoU,  C.  H. 
Harroun  and  Alfred  Terry,  were  appointed  to  report  on  a  plan 
of  organization  and  business. 

J.  A.  Robinson,  in  behalf  of  those  who  called  the  conven- 
tion, gBve  an  eloquent  address  which  was  published  in  the  pro- 
ceedings. 

W.  H.  Atkinson  made  some  interesting  remarks  in  regard 
to  the  inception  of  the  call  for  this  convention,  and  the  objects 
to  be  accomplished  by  properly  conducted  dental  associations. 
He  alluded  to  the  resolution  of  the  American  Dental  Conven- 
tion, recommending  the  formation  of  local  societies,  and  said 
that  the  call  for  this  meeting  was  a  direct  result  of  that  recom- 
mendation. 

AFTERNOON   SESSION. 

Report  of  the  committee,  viz. : 

This  shall  be  called  the  Dental  Convention  of  Northern 
Ohio. 

The  object  of  this  convention  shall  be  the  promotion  of  Den- 
tal Science,  fraternal  intercourse,  and  the  advancement  of  the 
general  interests  of  the  profession. 

The  officers  shall  be  a  President ;  Vice  President ;  two  Re- 
■cording  Secretaries ;  a  Corresponding  Secretary ;  a  Treasurer. 

Any  dentist  may  become  a  member  by  reporting  his  name 
to  the  Secretary. 

Each  member  shall  pay  his  proportion  of  the  expenses  in- 
curred. 

The  business  shall  be  conducted  according  to  parliamentary 
rules.  Each  member  shall  be  limited  to  ten  minutes,  when  he 
"has  the  floor. 

No  member  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  the  same  ques- 
tion, unless  permission  be  granted  by  the  Convention. 


QUESTIONS  FOR  DEBATE. 

W.hat  are  the  causes  of  decay  of  the  teeth  ? 

What  are  the  best  means  of  preventing  and  arresting  decay^ 
and  preserving  the  teeth? 

What  is  the  best  treatment  for  an  exposed  tooth  pulp? 

What  is  the  best  treatment  for  alveolar  abscess? 

Is  the  porcelain  mode  of  inserting  artificial  teeth,  superior 
to  other  modes? 

Is  crystal  gold  superior  to  gold  foil  for  filling  teeth  ? 

On  motion  the  report  was  adopted,  and  the  election  of  offi- 
cers resulted,  viz. :  Pres. — F.  S.  Slosson ;  Vice-Pres. — ^B.  T.  Spel- 
man ;  Rec.  Sees. — L.  C.  Ingersoll,  George  Watt ;  Cor.  Sec. — 
W.  H.  Atkinson;  Treas, — B,  F.  Robinson. 

Thus  was  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Convention  formally 
organized  and  launched. 

The  meeting  lasted  for  two  days  of  three  sessions  each, 
and  was  reported  for  the  Dental  Register  of  the  West,  by  George 
Watt,  who  was  one  of  the  editors.  The  report  covers  thirty- 
two  pages,  and  closes  by  saying  that  the  last  session  was  the 
best,  for  every  member's  heart  seemed  to  be  overflowing  with 
good  feeling,  and  it  was  altogether  the  most  heartily  cheerful 
and  cheered  meeting  of  the  profession  we  ever  attended. 

NOTES. 

At  least  one-half  of  the  questions  for  debate,  are  being  de- 
bated today. 

The  roll  was  called  and  members  requested  to  speak  as 
called. 

Caries  is  not  a  distinct  disease,  but  is  the  result  of  chemical 
action,  and  its  phenomena  vary  with  the  character  of  the  agent 
producing  it. 

The  proper  regulation  of  the  teeth  and  cleanliness  will 
largely  prevent  caries. 

Resolved. — That  this  Convention  appreciates  the  efforts  of 
our  Dental  Colleges,  to  elevate  the  standard  of  the  dental  pro- 
fession, and  to  qualify  young  men  for  sustaining  that  standard. 

Resolved. — That  we  invite  the  medical  and  scientific  men 
of  the  city  to  take  part  in  our  proceedings. 

Resolved. — That  it  is  regarded  as  derogatory  to  the  stand- 
ing of  a  dentist  to  charge  less  than  one  dollar  for  the  smallest 
gold  filling,  in  Northern  Ohio,  exclusive  of  Cleveland  and  To- 
ledo, where  the  fee  should  be  one  dollar  and  a  half. 

Resolved. — That  we  regard,  as  of  great  importance,  the 
establishment  of  such  a  dental  depot  in  this  city,  as  shall  meet 
the  wants  of  the  profession  in  Northern  Ohio  and  vicinity,  and 
that  we  will  use  our  best  efforts  to  secure  and  sustain  such  a 
depot. 


The  porcelain  mode  of  making  artificial  teeth,  which  was 
spoken  of,  had  reference  to  \V.  E.  Dunn's  method  of  inserting 
full  upper  or  lower  dentures  entirely  of  porcelain.  He  was  asked 
if  he  used  a  pyrometer  when  fusing  the  materials.  He  replied 
that  he  did  not. 

Crystal  gold  will  never  entirely  take  the  place  of  gold  foil. 

NOTES  ABOUT  SOME  OF  THE  MEN  WHO  WERE  AT 
TREMONT  HALL  IN  1857. 

Benj.  Strickland  came  to  Cleveland  in  1835,  and  was  the 
first  resident  dentist. 

Luman  C.  Ingersoll  was  one  of  four  brothers,  all  dentists. 

Wm.  H.  Atkinson  was  one  of  the  greatest  men  of  his  time, 
and  was  known  personally,  or  through  his  writings,  by  all  den- 
tists. 

Ebenezer  IMerritt  used  a  mallet  for  condensing  the  surface 
of  gold  fillings  in  1828,  and  from  this  time  on  its  use  was  very 
gradually  adopted  until  complete  fillings  were  made  by  its  use. 
W.  H.  Atkinson  later  on,  by  talking,  writing  and  working  with 
it  introduced  it  fully  to  the  profession. 

C.  S.  Pleasants  was  born  in  Richmond,  Va.,  1805 ;  studied 
with  Jahial  Parmly  and  practiced  in  the  South  until  he  came  to 
Painesville  in  i860. 

Samuel  P.  Huntington  studied  with  B.  Strickland,  and  he 
also  studied  medicine  three  years  before  commencing  to  practice 
dentistry  in  1847  ^^  Ashtabula  and  Painesville ;  he  moved  to 
Eureka,  Kansas,  in  1869. 

C.  H.  Harroun  commenced  practice  in  1850  and  has  given 
his  attention  entirely  to  prosthesis.  He  began  to  make  obtura- 
tors in  1865  and  at  the  meeting  of  this  society  held  in  Toledo  he 
presented  a  patient  who  was  wearing,    with    satisfaction,    one 

which  he  made.     The  next  one  was  for  Mr.  P who  could 

not  speak  one  word  distinctly ;  the  obturator  was  a  success,  and 
the  gentleman  is  still  wearing  one  of  several  duplicates  which 
the  Doctor  has  made. 

C.  P.  Bailey,  of  Cuyahoga  Falls,  was  noted  for  his  skill 
and  extreme  nicety  in  making  gold  plates. 

A   VARIED  EXPERIENCE. 

Ancil  Barrett  was  bom  in  Berkshire  County,  Mass..  1816 
and  studied  dentistry  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  went  to  Port  au  Prince, 
Hayti,  where  he  practiced  five  years ;  then  to  Kingston,  Jamaica 
for  seven  years ;  then  to  Jefferson,  Ohio ;  then  to  Ashtabula, 
Ohio  where  his  health  failed  and  he  retired  from  practice,  but 
in  1862  he  went  to  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  he  remained  for  a 
short  time ;  then  to  Davenport,  Iowa.,  where  he  practiced  until 
his  decease  Dec.  22,  1863. 

—13— 


Georg-e  Watt  was  born  near  Xenia,  Ohio,  1820,  and  in 
1835  attended  an  Academy  in  Adams  County,  Ohio  for  two 
years,  then  taught  school  four  years,  then  attended  college  at 
Ripley,  Ohio  one  year,  then  studied  medicine  and  graduated  at 
the  Medical  College  of  Ohio.  Practiced  until  1852  when  he 
began  the  study  of  dentistry.  1853  he  delivered  a  course  of 
lectures  on  chemistry  at  the  Ohio  College  of  Dental  Surgery. 
This  was  the  first  attempt  to  adapt  chemistry  to  the  needs  of 
dental  students.  He  was  Professor  of  Chemistry  and  Metallurgy 
in  this  college  for  several  years,  author  of  "Chemical  Essays," 
1854  won  a  prize  of  $100.00  from  the  Mississippi  Valley  Dental 
Society  for  the  best  essay  on  Dental  Surgery,  1855  made  im- 
provements in  micro-photography.  Surgeon  of  154  Regiment 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  1865  practiced  dentistry  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  1881  assumed  editorship  of  Ohio  State  Dental  Journal,* 
elected  President  of  the  American  Dental  Association  the  same 
day  he  became  a  member,  the  only  instance  of  the  kind.  President 
of  Ohio  State  Dental  Society  and  Mad  River  Dental  Society. 

Alfred  Terry  was  born  in  Tompkins  County,  N.  Y.,  Nov. 
23rd,  1824;  commenced  to  study  Harris  Dental  Surgery  in  1846 
and  worked  with  P.  M.  Stanborough  in  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  and 
traveled  through  Tompkins  and  Seneca  County  practicing  with 
Stanborough ;  he  came  to  Norwalk,  Ohio,  in  1850,  where  he 
practiced  until  1897  when  he  retired,  and  is  now  living  with  his 
married  daughter  in  Detroit,  Mich.  On  a  visit  to  Oeveland  in 
1850,  no  dentist  would  allow  him  to  enter  an  operating-room 
or  laboratory ;  so  closely  did  they  guard  their  secrets. 

Wm.  F.  Robinson  (brother  of  J.  E.  Robinson)  was  born  in 
Lowell,  Mass.,  Feb.  1836,  came  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  with  the 
family  in  1853.  He  studied  with  his  father  and  practiced  a  short 
time  in  Youngstown,  Ohio,  going-  from  there  to  New  Orleans. 
He  had  been  there  only  a  short  time  when  the  Civil  War  broke 
out  so  he  hurried  home  and  enlisted  in  company  H.  4th  Michigan 
Infantry.  He  was  a  very  popular  young  man  and  was  chosen 
Lieutenant,  but  men  in  the  ranks  were  too  few  so  he  gave  up 
his  grade  as  officer  and  joined  the  ranks. 

He  was  severely  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  on  the 
4th  of  July.  After  other  promotions  he  finally  became  Captain ; 
he  was  obliged  to  join  the  invalid  corps  for  a  time  but  later 
joined  his  Company,  fighting  with  them  until  the  end  of  the 
war.  He  preferred  to  be  called  Captain  instead  of  Doctor.  He 
was  killed  in  Tucson,  Arizona,  shortly  after  the  close  of  the  war, 
by  the  Indians.  His  brother  J.  E.  Robinson  has  a  canteen  which 
was  given  to  him  (W.  F.  R.)  by  a  confederate  when  they  both 
lay  wounded  on  the  field  of  Gettysburg. 

Jere  Ew  Robinson  (son  of  J.  A.  Robinson)  was  born  in 
Lowell,  Mass.,  Dec.  26,  1832  and  studied  with  his  father,  com- 
ing to  Cleveland  at  the  same  time  where  he  practiced  until  he 
retired  in  1900,  since  then  he  has  been  living  with  his  daughter 

—14— 


Dr.  Martha  R.  Ewald  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  where  she  is  practicing 
dentistry. 

Jeremiah  A.  Robinson  was  born  in  Concord,  Mass.,  May  31, 
1812  and  died  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  March  3,  1897.  He  re- 
ceived his  early  education  at  the  Concord  Academy  at  the  same 
time  with  Ralph  Waldo  Emerson.  He  came  to  Cleveland,  Ohio 
in  1853  and  practiced  for  several  years,  when  he  moved  to  Jack- 
son, Mich.,  and  practiced  there  until  he  retired,  after  being  for 
more  than  sixty  years  in  the  profession.  He  was  always  abreast 
of  the  times,  and  very  active  in  professional  and  civic  matters. 

At  some  future  time  the  uriter  hopes  to  publish  "The  First 
Fifty  Years  of  Dentistry  in  Cleveland,"  if  so,  a  greater  number 
and  more  extensive  biographies  zvill  appear  than  are  to  be  found 
herein. 

Geo.  Watt,  B.  T.  Spelman,  B.  F.  and  J.  E.  Robinson,  W.  P. 
Horton,  B.  Strickland  and  C.  H.  Harroun  were  charter  members 
of  the  Ohio  State  Dental  Society 

Names  of  members  who  have  been  President  of  the  Ameri- 
can Dental  Association :  Geo.  Watt,  W.  H.  Atkinson,  J.  Taft, 
H.  A.  Smith,  C.  R.  Butler. 

Tremont  Hall  was  located  on  the  North  side  of  the  Public 
Square,  just  across  from  the  present  Court  House,  on  the  corner 
of  the  alley  (now  West  2nd  St.)  which  leads  from  the  Square 
(or  as  it  was  called  then,  Rockwell  St.)  to  St.  Clair  St.  In  1883 
the  Hall  was  torn  down,  and  Wick  block  built  on  the  site. 

The  Dental  Convention  of  Northern  Ohio,  held  its  second 
meeting  in  Tremont  Hall,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  May  4th  and  5th, 
1858,  three  sessions  daily,  the  proceedings  cover  24  pages  in  the 
Register.  Present:  President  F.  S.  Slosson,  B.  Strickland, 
Henry  Slosson,  G.  Langsdorff,  E.  G.  Burger,  A.  B.  Halliwell, 
B.  F.' Robinson,  C.  R.  Butler,  J.  Koch,  J.  G.  Moore,  W.  J.  Guild, 
W.  H.  Atkinson,  Geveland ;  G.  H.  Ferine,  New  York;  C.  V. 
Atkinson,  Michigan;  J.  B.  Irwin,  G.  Scott,  Carrolton ;  C.  F. 
Ingersoll,  Huron ;  W.  B.  IngersoU,  J.  F.  Siddall,  Oberlin ;  A. 
E.  Lyman,  Newton  Falls;  L.  C.  Ingersoll.  Keokuk,  Iowa;  Alfred 
TeiTy,  Norwalk;  S.  P.  Huntington,  Painesville ;  E.  J.  W^aye, 
Sandusky ;  B.  T.  Spelman,  Ravenna ;  J.  A.  Robinson,  Litchfield ; 
J.  E.  Atkinson,  Millersburg;  Wm.  E.  Dunn,  Delaware;  S.  D. 
Tuttle,  Albany ;  George  Watt,  Xenia, 

QUESTIONS   FOR   DISCUSSION. 

Under  what  circumstances  is  it  not  admissable  to  extract 
teeth  ? 

Can  teeth  generally  be  preserved  for  a  considerable  length 
of  time,  after  abscess  has  formed  around  the  roots? 

Is  it  judicious  to  use  arsenic,  or  any  other  powerful  agent 
to  destroy  the  sensibility  of  dentine? 

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What  treatment  will  best  preserve  the  vitality  and  health 
of  exposed  dental  pulps? 

What  preparation  of  gold  and  what  mode  of  inserting  it, 
will  most  certainly  and  permanently  arrest  the  progress  of  decay 
in  teeth? 

Officers  elected,  viz. :  B.  Strickland,  President ;  S.  P.  Hunt- 
ington, Vice  President ;  C.  R.  Butler,  Recording  Secretary ;  B.  F. 
Robinson,  Corresponding  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

NOTES. 

Resolved,  That  a  time  be  set  apart  for  members  to  present 
or  exhibit  instruments,  casts,  cuts,  or  anything  new  or  useful  to 
the  profession. 

A  small  piece  of  horn  moistened  in  creasote  is  used  for 
capping  pulps. 

Teeth  should  not  be  extracted  merely  because  they  are  ir- 
regular, when  the  patient  is  only  twenty-five  years  old. 

The  way  to  "extract  teeth  by  galvanism,"  is  to  connect  one 
pole  of  the  battery  with  the  forceps,  and  let  the  patient  touch 
the  other  pole  with  his  hand,  and  at  the  instant  the  connection 
is  made,  the  tooth  must  be  extracted. 

C.  W.  Meble  of  Montreal  sent  a  paper  describing  an  instru- 
ment for  congealing  the  gums  previous  to  extraction. 

A  committee  of  five  was  appointed  to  draft  a  constitution 
and  by-laws,  and  report  at  the  next  meeting. 

After  adjournment,  the  members  in  Cleveland  entertained 
those  from  abroad,  with  "a  competent  portion  of  the  good  things 
of  this  life,"  and  the  "outsiders"  thanked  the  "insiders,"  for  the 
abundant  supply  of  the  choice  "insiders"  of  which  they  had  just 
partaken. 

In  1858  Geo.  Watt  said:  We  recently  attended  the  second 
meeting  of  the  Dental  Convention  of  Northern  Ohio.  The 
brethren  there  are  enlisted  for  the  war.  Their  zeal  and  energy 
are  really  refreshing.  There  is  possibly  something  in  the  lake 
breezes  which  imparts  professional  zeal.  We  are  glad  that  a 
permanent  association  has  been  formed.  There  is  also  a  prospect 
of  a  local  society  in  Cleveland  and  vicinity.  When  the  members 
of  the  profession  meet  for  mutual  improvement  the  cause  of 
science  must  prosper. 

The  Dental  Convention  of  Northern  Ohio  met  in  Cleveland 
May  3-4,  1859  at  Tremont  Hall  and  was  called  to  order  by 
President  B.  Strickland. 

Present:  C.  R.  Butler,  B.  F.  Robinson,  F.  S.  Slosson, 
W.  H.  Atkinson,  M.  J.  Dickerson,  A.  B.  Halliwell,  E.  G.  Burger, 
J.  G.  Moore,  B.  T.  Spelman,  Corydon  Palmer,  M.  Palmer, 
Burroughs,  Iddings,  S.  P.  Huntington,  E.  J.  Waye,  J.  F.  Siddall, 
Storrs,  C.  P.  Bailey,  Wilson,  R.  Vamey,  Geo.  Cole,  G.  Langs- 
dorff,  Crowell,  Daniels,  Strong,  W.  J.  Guild. 

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SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Best  means  of  correcting  irregularities  of  the  teeth. 
Treatment  of  exposed  nerves. 
Treatment  of  alveolar  abscess. 
Filling  teeth  and  fangs. 
Mechanical  dentistry. 

NOTES. 

A  member  said  he  never  knew  of  a  case  of  irregularity  of 
the  teeth  among  Indians. 

Use  Arsenic  lo  gr.  morphine  15  gr.  made  into  paste  with 
creasote  and  sealed  into  the  tooth  cavity  to  destroy  sensitive- 
ness, leave  for  4  or  6  hours,  remove  and  apply  Rhatany  Tinct. 
for  four  days,  then  fill. 

The  proceedings  occupy  twenty-eight  pages  of  the  Register. 

Dr.  Moore  often  extracts  teeth  when  the  pulps  are  ex- 
posed, cleans  out  pulp  chamber  and  canals,  fills  and  replants  the 
tooth  and  generally  has  success,  other  members  said  this  is  not 
the  proper  way  to  treat  such  cases,  better  cap  the  pulps. 

A  gentleman  presented  himself  and  gave  a  history,  viz. : 
Lost  all  teeth  before  the  age  of  18;  when  19  had  typhus  fever 
two  separate  times,  and  at  22^,  three  upper  incisors  appeared  and 
they  were  followed  by  other  teeth  until  he  had  full  set  above 
and  below. 

C.  Palmer  said  the  best  filling  for  fangs  is  gold  foil. 

Creasote  is  the  best  drug  for  treating  root  canals. 

B.  T.  Spelman  has  filled  fangs  with  tinfoil  and  had  suc- 
cess, so  has  W.  H.  Atkinson  and  F.  S.  Slosson,  and  when  tfiey 
removed  tin  fillings  from  crown  cavities  they  found  the  dentine 
hardened. 

Cobalt  is  used  instead  of  arsenic  to  destroy  pulps. 

Many  are  filling  soft,  chalky  or  sensitive  teeth  with  tinfoil. 
Coralite  is  used  as  a  base  for  artificial  teeth. 

Three  years  or  more  ago  gutta-percha  vulcanized  was  used 
as  a  base  for  artificial  teeth.  Vulcanite  is  also  used  for  same 
purpose.  Dr.  Wilson  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  showed  teeth  and 
materials  for  vulcanite  work,  and  would  take  orders  for  vul- 
canizers  and  office  rights. 

Dr.  Strickland  said  he  put  a  plate  of  vulcanite  in  a  dish  with 
nitro-nuriatic  acid  and  held  it  over  a  spirit  lamp  and  it  dissolved. 

Drs.  Ingersoll,  Horton,  Spelman,  Palmer,  Way,  and  Siddall, 
were  chosen  to  form  a  constitution  and  by-laws. 

Adjourned  to  Josiah  Stacey's  Restaurant  on  invitation  of 
the  resident  dentists. 

In  response  to  a  memorial  addressed  to  the  dental  profession 
of  Northern  Ohio,  a  portion  of  those  present  at  the  convention 
held  at  Cleveland   last  May,  met  in  the  same  city,  March  6, 

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i86o,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental 
Association. 

On  motion,  B.  Strickland  was  elected  chairman. 

After  the  object  of  the  meeting  had  been  stated,  members 
of  the  profession  present  were  invited  to  participate  in  the  pro- 
ceedings. A  constitution  and  by-laws  were  presented  and 
adopted. 

Election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  viz. :  B.  Strickland, 
President,  Cleveland ;  S.  P.  Huntington,  Vice  President,  Paines- 
ville;  C.  R.  Butler,  Recording  Secretary,  Cleveland;  F.  S.  Slos- 
son,  Treasurer,  Cleveland;  B.  F.  Robinson,  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary, Cleveland ;  Examining  Committee,  W.  H.  Atkinson,  Cory- 
don  Palmer,  B.  T.  Spelman. 

What  the  meeting  of  March  6th  amounted  to  was,  viz. :  The 
name  was  changed  to  The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association, 
and  the  committee  which  was  appointed  by  the  Convention  prob- 
ably presented  a  Constitution  and  By-laws  which  were  adopted, 
and  practically  the  officers  of  the  convention  were  made  officers 
of  the  Association. 

The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  met  in  Cleveland 
May  ist,  i860.  Present:  B.  Strickland,  W.  H.  Atkinson,  B.  T. 
Spelman,  F.  S.  Slosson,  Corydon  Palmer,  W.  P.  Horton,  J.  F. 
Siddall,  B.  F.  Robinson,  C.  R.  Butler,  G.  Langsdorfif,  J.  C. 
Whinery,  Salem ;  A.  E.  Lyman,  Newton  Falls ;  A.  Barrett,  Ash- 
tabula,   Sawyer,  Youngstown. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Mechanical  Dentistry. 

Preparation  of  cases. 

Mode  of  working. 

Operative  Dentistry. 

Examination  and  diagnosis  of  cases. 

Manner  of  performing  specific  operations. 

Miscellaneous  matters. 

NOTES. 

Temporary  sets  should  be  inserted  immediately,  or  within  a 
few  days  after  extraction  of  the  teeth. 

Corydon  Palmer  presented  models  showing  how  the  contour 
of  the  face  and  mouth  could  be  easily  obtained. 

Difficult  cases  can  best  be  fitted  by  manufacturing  your  own 
teeth. 

Several  described  modes  of  operating  on  proximal  cavities 
in  incisors,  bicuspids  and  molars.  Essays  for  next  meeting. 
Dental  Ethics,  A.  E.  Lyman.  Refining  Gold  and  Making  Plate 
for  Dental  Use,  Corydon  Palmer,  F.  S.  Slosson. 

Adjourned  to  meet  first  Tuesday  in  May  1861. 

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At  the  annual  meeting-  of  the  American  Dental  Association 
held  in  Cleveland  at  the  Cleveland  Medical  College,  July,  1862 
the  following  are  accredited  as  delegates  from  the  Northern  Ohio 
Dental  Association :  B.  T.  Spelman,  B.  Strickland,  Corydon 
Palmer.  The  proceedings  state  that  in  1861  no  meeting  of  the 
American  Association  was  held,  owing  to  the  unsettled  condi- 
tion of  the  country  due  to  war.  This  might  be  the  reason  also 
why  no  notice  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Society  can  be  found  for 
1861.     Probably  no  meeting  was  held. 

In  the  proceedings  of  the  American  Dental  Convention,  found 
in  the  Dental  Cosmos  of  1863-64,  the  following  are  accredited 
as  delegates  from  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association :  J.  C. 
Whinery,  Salem ;  C.  R.  Butler,  Cleveland ;  A.  E.  Lvman,  Newton 
Falls. 

The  annual  meeting-  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  Cleveland  May  3,  1864.  Officers  elected  for 
ensuing  year :  President,  B.  Strickland ;  Vice  President,  Corydon 
Palmer;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  Buflfett;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, B.  F.  Robinson. 

Essays. — Corydon  Palmer,  Filling  Teeth,  Manner  of  Treat- 
ing Difficult  Cavities.  A.  E.  Lyman,  Dental  Association.  J.  F. 
Siddall,  Cheap  Dentistry.  W.  H.  Atkinson  sent  one  on  Prepara- 
tion. 

Discussion  on  destroying  nerves  and  filling  fangs. 

Drs.  Butler,  BufTett,  Slosson,  Terry  were  appointed  essay- 
ists for  the  next  meeting. 

The  association  met  in  Warren,  May  2-3,  1865  and  was 
called  to  order  by  Vice  President  Corydon  Palmer. 

Essays. — The  Duty  of  the  Dentist  to  the  Profession,  to  His 
Patient  and  to  Himself,  J.  Chesebrough.  Sympathy  Between  the 
Teeth  and  Other  Parts  of  the  Body,  J.  Chesebrough.  Bleaching 
Teeth,  W.  H.  Atkinson.  Arsenic,  L.  BuiTett.  Forces,  C.  R. 
Butler. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

What  means  have  been  found  most  successful  in  arresting 
the  progress  of  decay  in  human  teeth  ? 

What  principles  should  govern  denists  in  the  practice  of 
their  profession? 

What  treatment  is  best  adapted  to  prevent  and  cure  alveolar 
abscess  ? 

Artificial  dentures. 

Dental  fees. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. — President  F.  S.  Slos- 
son ;  Vice  President  Corydon  Palmer ;  Recording  Secretary,  L. 
Buffett;  Corresponding  Secretary,  B.  F.  Robinson;  Treasurer, 
C.  R.  Butler. 

Adjourned  to  meet  in  Toledo  first  Tuesday  in  October,  1865. 

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The  writer  cannot  find  any  record  of  the  meeting  in  Toledo, 
but  C.  H.  Harroun  says  it  took  place. 

At  a  special  meeting  held  in  Cleveland,  Oct,  ii,  1866  it 
was 

Resolved,  That  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association 
ignore  the  claims  of  the  Goodyear  Dental  Vulcanite  Co.,  as  set 
forth  in  their  circular  recently  issued  to  the  profession.  Be- 
lieving it  to  be  an  extortion,  we  will  render  to  any  and  all  dental 
societies  and  associations  our  cordial  co-operation  in  any  en- 
deavor they  may  undertake  to  defend  themselves,  or  any  member 
thereof,  against  the  enforcement  of  this  extortionate  demand. 

Resolved,  That  the  secretary  be  requested  to  send  copies 
of  the  above  resolution  to  other  societies  and  associations. 

Secretary  B.  F.  Robinson. 

A  portion  of  the  March  issue  of  the  Register,  1866,  is  printed 
with  blue  ink,  the  remainder  with  black. 

Register  for  1866  says :  The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Asso- 
ciation meets  in  Cleveland  the  first  Tuesday  in  May  and  October. 

February.  1907.  The  writer  has  not  found  any  record  of  a 
regular  meeting  in  October. 

In  1866  the  association  met  at  Childs'  Hall  in  Painesville, 
B.  F.  Robinson,  Corresponding  Secretary, 

The  association  met  in  Cleveland  May  7-8,  1867.  Election 
of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year :  President  B,  F.  Robinson ;  Vice 
President,  C.  H.  Harroun ;  Recording  Secretary,  W.  P.  Horton ; 
Corresponding  Secretary,  C.  R.  Butler ;  Treasurer,  Chas.  Buflfett. 
Delegates  to  the  American  Dental  Association,  F.  S.  Whitslar, 
J.  G.  Templeton,  C.  H.  Harroun,  C.  C.  Carroll,  B.  F,  Robinson, 
Chas.  Buffett,  J.  E.  Robinson 

The  m.eeting  was  well  attended  and  much  interest  mani- 
fested. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Associa- 
tion was  held  in  the  lecture  room  of  Charity  Hospital  Medical 
College  May  5th,   1868. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  W.  P.  Horton,  Presi- 
dent ;  F.  S.  Whitslar,  Vice  President ;  H.  L.  Ambler,  Recording 
Secretary ;  Chas.  Buflfett,  Corresponding  Secretary ;  J.  E.  Robin- 
son, Treasurer;  C.  R.  Butler,  L.  Buflfett,  Corydon  Palmer,  Ex- 
aminers. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Manipulation  of  gold  foil  in  filling  teeth. 
Fillings  of  diflferent  metals  approximating  each  other. 
Use  of  the  Mallet  in  Filling. 
Improvements  in  Dental  Mechanism. 
The  meeting  lasted  for  two  days  of  three  sessions  each. 
The  committee  on  dentifrices  presented  the  following  for- 
mula which  was  adopted :     Prepared  Chalk  6  oz.  Cuttle  Bone 


I  oz.  Peruvian  Bark  y^  oz.  Sugar  2  oz.  Carmine  and  Oil  Winter- 
green,  ad  libitum. 

In  regard  to  the  Goodyear  patent  on  vulcanite,  Prof.  J.  Taft 
said :  That  our  foe  was  not  vanquished,  that  suits  were  still 
being  carried  on,  and  we  must  still  fight  them  manfully.  On 
motion  it  was  decided  that  every  member  of  this  association  who 
has  given  his  note  for  contesting  with  the  rubber  company,  is 
legally  and  morally  bound  to  pay  every  assessment. 

On  motion,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  take  the  necessary 
measures  to  secure  the  incorporation  of  this  society. 

On  motion,  the  Code  of  Ethics  of  the  American  Dental  As- 
sociation, was  adopted. 

Delegates  to  the  American  Dental  Association,  viz. :  Chas. 
BufTett,  B.  F.  Robinson,  J.  E.  Robinson,  F.  S.  Slosson.  S.  P. 
Huntington,  C.  H.  Harroun,  H.  L.  Ambler. 

It  was  stated  that  one  of  our  members  had  made  estimates 
and  given  his  opinion  as  to  what  the  fees  should  be  for  dental 
operations,  simply  by  looking  at  the  bills  rendered. 

Dr.  Butler  said :  The  profession  had  great  need  of  a  Dental 
materia  medica. 

The  association  met  in  Youngstown,  May  4-5,  1869. 

Election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  F.  S 
Whitslar ;  Vice  President,  L.  Buffett ;  Recording  Secretary,  H. 
L.  Ambler ;  Corresponding  Secretarv,  C.  BufTett ;  Treasurer,  C. 
R.  Butler. 

Board  of  Examiners,  L.  Buffett,  C.  R.  Butler,  Corydon 
Palmer. 

NOTES. 

C.  R.  Butler  read  an  essay  on  "Contour  Fillings,"  which 
advocated  new  ideas  worthy  of  imitation.  J.  F.  Siddall  read  an 
essay  on  "The  Dentist,"  which  was  somewhat  novel. 

"Extraction  of  the  Teeth,"  was  the  subject  of  Corydon 
Palmer's  essay. 

An  essay  on  "Dental  Hygiene"  was  read  by  H.  L.  Ambler, 
and  C.  C.  Carroll  read  one  on  "Alveolar  Abscess." 

Dr.  Waye  exhibited  cases  of  rubber  plates  made  after  Dr. 
Stuck's  patent,  involving  the  use  of  metallic  dies  for  vulcanizing 
upon. 

H.  L.  Ambler  was  appointed  a  delegate  at  large,  to  Euro- 
pean Dental  Societies. 

The  association  met  in  Cleveland  May  3-4,  1870  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

Essays. — Cast  Metallic  Base,  J-  F.  Siddall ;  Atrophy,  F.  S. 
Slosson. 


SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Dental  Quackery  and  its  Remedies. 

Diseases  of  the  Gums  and  Alveolus  and  their  Treatment. 

Royal  Varney  brought  some  rubber-dam  from  New  York 
and  gave  Drs.  H.  L.  Ambler,  C.  R.  Butler,  and  L.  Buffett,  each 
a  piece,  and  at  this  meeting  it  was  further  introduced  to  the  pro- 
fession. 

Several  are  using  from  No.  20  to  120  gold  foil  for  fillings. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President  J.  E.  Robin- 
son ;  Vice  President  E.  J.  Waye ;  Recording  Secretary,  Hial  H. 
Newton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  W.  P.  Horton ;  Treasurer, 
C.  R.  Butler. 

The  association  met  at  Put-in-Bay,  May  2-3,  1871  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  J.  E.  Robinson. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

The  proper  treatment  of  children's  teeth. 
The  benefits  of  a  thorough  dental  education. 
Diseases  of  the  gums  and  alveolar  process. 
Heavy  foils  and  heavy  mallets. 

NOTES. 

The  temporary  teeth  should  be  filled  and  retained  as  long 
as  possible. 

The  roots  of  temporary  teeth  should  not  be  filled  with  any 
hard  material. 

The  cause  of  sensitiveness  at  the  necks  of  teeth  is  owing  to  a 
change  in  the  mucous  follicles  of  the  gums. 

Forcing  rubber  dam  down  around  the  necks  of  the  teeth 
produces  inflammation. 

Sulphuric  acid  applied  to  the  bone  once  in  two  days  is  good 
treatment  for  necrosis. 

The  committee  on  Dental  Ethics  was  dissolved. 

Heavy  foil  can  be  more  closely  packed  into  a  tooth  than  light 
foil. 

Dr.  Jennings  likes  No.  30  to  60  gold  foil  in  small  cavities  in 
front  teeth. 

Dr.  Newton  thinks  a  four  ounce  iron  mallet  is  the  best. 
Different  patients  like  different  mallets. 

Dr.  Taft  finds  an  eye-glass  very  useful  in  preparing  and 
filling  cavities.    No  injury  can  result  to  the  eyes  from  its  use. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  E.  J. 
Waye,  Vice  President,  J.  F.  Siddall,  Recording  Secretary,  H.  H. 
Newton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  J.  E.  Robinson ;  Treasurer, 
C.  Buffett. 


Examining  Committee :  B.  F.  Robinson,  D.  R.  Jennings,  W. 
P.  Horton. 

Delegates  to  the  American  Dental  Association :  L.  Buffett, 
E.  J.  Wave,  D.  R.  Jennings,  B.  F.  Robinson,  R.  R.  Peebles,  C. 
BuflFett,  C.  R.  Butler. 

The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  met  at  Put-in-Bay, 
May  28-29-30,  1872  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  E.  J. 
Waye. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

In  what  cases  should  the  dental  pulp  be  destroyed,  and  best 
methods  of  preserving  the  same? 

Diseases  and  Treatment  of  the  Alveolus. 
Artificial  Dentures. 

NOTES. 

R.  L.  Evans  feels  some  doubt  as  to  saving  the  teeth  when 
th2  nerve  has  been  destroyed. 

Rubber  dissolved  in  bisulphide  of  carbon  is  used  as  a  capping 
for  exposed  pulps. 

A  film  of  collodion  followed  with  oxychloride  of  zinc  is 
used  for  capping  exposed  pulps. 

Dr.  Spelman  cited  a  case  in  which  he  removed  the  body  of 
the  pulp,  leaving  the  nerve  in  the  roots,  put  in  a  temporary  filling 
which  he  removed  later,  and  found  the  nerve  in  a  healthy  con- 
dition. 

Dr.  Knowlton  uses  rubber,  with  bisulphide  of  carbon  as  a 
capping  for  exposed  pulps. 

Celluloid  is  being  used  as  a  base  for  artificial  teeth,  also 
aluminum  or  gold  with  rubber  attachment. 

Clinics  on  third  day. 

Dr.  Field  filled  a  tooth  with  Leslie's  crystalline  gold. 

This  was  the  first  meeting  which  lasted  for  three  days. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  B.  F. 
Robinson ;  Vice  President,  A.  Terry ;  Recording  Secretary,  A.  F. 
Price ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  L.  BuflFett ;  Treasurer,  J.  E. 
Robinson. 

The  Association  met  at  Put-in-Bay,  June  lo-ii,  1873.  ^"^ 
was  called  to  order  by  President  B.  F.  Robinson. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Relative  value  of  the  Cheaper  Materials  for  Filling  Teeth. 
Neuralgia  and  pain  of  the  Dental  Tissues  and  Treatment. 

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NOTES. 

Dr.  Waye  did  not  consider  amalgam  fit  material  for  fillings. 
Five  members  considered  tin  foil  the  best  material. 

In  children's  first  molars,  the  excessive  mercury  from  amal- 
gam filling  will  cause  destruction  of  the  nerve. 

A  tooth  is  less  sensitive  after  rubber-dam  is  applied,  be- 
cause the  pressure  of  the  rubber  tends  to  raise  the  tooth  in  its 
socket,  partially  paralyzing  the  nerve  at  the  end  of  the  root. 

When  a  tooth-cavity  is  moist  there  is  a  current  of  electricity 
from  the  body  of  the  operator  to  the  tooth,  but  if  the  tooth  is 
kept  perfectly  dry  it  becomes  as  much  a  non-conductor  as  so 
much  ivory. 

Corydon  Palmer  exhibited  and  explained  the  use  of  his  fine 
instruments. 

Papers. — E.  J.  Waye,  Filling  Materials.  D.  C.  Hawxhurst, 
Constitutional  Diathesis. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  S.  P.  Hild- 
reth ;  Vice  President,  D.  R.  Jennings ;  Recording  Secretary,  C.  B. 
Knowlton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Chas.  BuflFett ;  Treasurer, 
J.  E.  Robinson.    All  elected  by  acclamation. 

The  Association  met  at  Put-in-Bay,  June  9-10,  1874  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  S.  P.  Hildreth. 

Essays. — E.  J.  Waye,  Dental  Ethics.  F.  W.  Sage,  Dental 
Ethics.     S.  P.  Hildreth,  The  Education  of  the  Dentist. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

The  care  of  the  teeth  during  the  period  of  dental  develop- 
ment. 

Separating  teeth  preparatory  to  Filling. 

Can  fillings  perfectly  impervious  to  moisture  be  made  with 
cohesive  gold  ? 

Dental  ethics. 

NOTES. 

B.  T.  Spelman  said  it  was  wrong  to  use  arsenic  to  destroy 
the  pulp  in  temporary  or  permanent  teeth.  Carbolic  acid  fol- 
lowed with  pepsin  acts  well. 

All  believe  in  filling  and  saving  the  temporary  teeth  so  long 
as  possible. 

Delegates  appointed  to  the  American  Dental  Association : 
J.  E.  Phelps,  F.  W.  Sage,  John  Stephan,  E.  J.  Waye,  A.  G.  Price, 
S.  P.  Hildreth,  D.  R.  Jennings. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  E  J.  Waye ; 
Vice  President,  R.  R.  Peebles ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  C. 
Buffett ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  C.  Kelsey ;  Treasurer,  J.  E. 
Robinson, 

The  association  met  at  Put-in-Bay,  June  8-9,  1875  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  Waye. 

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SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Dental  caries — its  causes. 

What  shall  we  do  with  amalg-am? 

Celluloid  as  a  base  for  artificial  teeth. 

Dental  Education. 

Professional  Etiquette. 

NOTES. 

In  the  state  there  are  103  graduates,  142  who  have  passed 
the  Board  of  Examiners  and  have  a  certificate  of  qualification 
and  296  who  have  neither,  541  in  all. 

Consensus  of  opinion  is  that  we  cannot  get  along  without 
amalgam. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  E.  J.  Wave ; 
Vice  President,  J.  F.  Siddall ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  C. 
Buflfett,  Recording  Secretary,  L.  C.  Kelsey;  Treasurer,  J.  E. 
Robinson. 

The  association  met  at  the  office  of  D.  R.  Jennings  in  Cleve- 
land, June  13-14,  1876  and  was  called  to  order  by  Vice  President 
J.  F.  Siddall.  (President  E.  J.  Waye  being  absent). 

Essay. — Teeth  of  the  Sandwich  Islanders,  J.  M.  Whitney. 

SUBJECTS  FOl^  DISCUSSION. 

Treatment  of  exposed  pulps. 

Replanting  and  Transplanting  Natural  Teeth. 

Methods  and  appliances  for  correcting  Dental  Irregularities. 

The  diflferent  Bases  for  Artificial  Dentures. 

NOTES. 

Moved  that  the  rule  of  the  association  requiring  candidates 
to  go  before  the  board  of  examiners  before  being  admitted,  be 
suspended  in  case  of  Drs.  Whitnev,  W.  C.  Stewart,  E.  E. 
Rodgers,  J.  W.  Lyder,  J.  R.  Bell,  J.'W.  Burrell. 

It  was  stated  that  this  was  the  first  time  that  the  subject  of 
Replanting  and  Transplanting  Teeth  had  come  before  this  asso- 
ciation. 

Dr.  Knowlton  said  he  had  replanted  forty  teeth  and  a  ma- 
jority proved  a  success. 

Alcohol  is  regarded  as  a  specific  for  alveolar  abscess. 

J.  W.  Lyder  had  his  upper  left  central  extracted  and  re- 
planted and  it  soon  became  serviceable. 

J.  K  Robinson  uses  gold  or  silver  springs  and  bands  for 
correcting  irregularities.  He  demonstrated  their  use. 

Dr.  BuflFett  thought  it  was  not  advisable  to  move  teeth  when 
the  pulp  had  been  destroyed. 

Celluloid  as  a  base  for  mounting  artificial  teeth  is  recom- 
mended by  the  majority. 

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Husband's  court  plaster  is  used  for  capping-  pulps. 

Exposed  pulps  are  touched  with  nitric  acid  then  neutralized 
with  soda;  capped  and  filling  inserted. 

Sometime  after  a  tooth  was  replanted,  caries  occurred  and  in 
excavating  for  filling  it  was  found  to  be  sensitive,  and  the  Dr. 
believes  there  was  a  reunion  of  the  nerve. 

The  practice  of  extracting  teeth  to  correct  irregularities,  is 
not  advisable. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President  J.  F.  Sid- 
dall;  Vice  President,  J.  M.  Whitney /Recording  Secretary,  L.  C. 
Kelsey;  Corresponding  Secretary,  J.  Stephan ;  Treasurer,  J.  E. 
Robinson. 

Board  of  Examiners:  Drs.  Hildreth,  L.  BuflFett,  F.  S. 
Whitslar. 

Executive  Committee  appointed  by  the  president,  J.  E. 
Robinson,  D.  R.  Jennings. 

The  association  met  in  Cleveland,  May  8-9,  1877  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President,  J.  F.  Siddall,  at  the  Weddell  house, 
corner  Superior  and  Bank  St. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Treatment  of  Alveolar  Abscess. 

What  can  be  accomplished  for  the  arrest  of  Dental  Caries 
either  by  local  or  general  treatment,  otherwise  than  by  filling? 

Extraction  of  the  six-year  molars,  when  indicated? 

Filling  Teeth,  comparative  value  of  different  materials,  and 
different  methods  of  operating. 

NOTES. 

Dr.  R. .     If  I  were  asked  by  a  patient  what  could  be 

done  for  the  arrest  of  decay  in  the  teeth  otherwise  than  by 
filling,  I  would  say  nothing  unless  the  decay  is  very  superficial. 

Dr.  S. The  mouth  and  teeth  must  be  kept  clean,  and  the 

fluids  of  the  mouth  restored  to  a  normal  condition. 

An  excess  of  either  alkali  or  acid  is  injurious  to  the  teeth. 

F.  S.  Whitslar  and  Corydon  Palmer  say :  Fill  white  chalky 
teeth  with  tinfoil. 

Geo.  L.  Field — The  electric  mallet  is  preferable  to  any  other. 

C.  Palmer  describes  his  way  of  making  clamps  to  keep 
rubber-dam  on  teeth. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  J.  W. 
Lyder ;  Vice  President,  J.  Stephan ;  Treasurer,  J.  E.  Robinson ; 
Recording  Secretary,  J,  F.  Siddall ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
F.  S.  Whitslar ;  Examiners :  Drs.  Hildreth,  L.  Buffett,  F.  S. 
Whitslar. 

Executive  Committee :    J.  E.  Robinson  and  L.  Buffett. 

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The  association  met  in  Elyria  at  the  office  of  L.  C.  Kelsey, 
May  14-15,  1878  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  J.  W. 
Lyder. 

Essays. — Professional  Duties  of  the  Dentist,  L.  C.  Kelsey. 

Improvements  in  Dentistry,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Necrosis  and  Exfoliation  of  the  Alveolar  process,  Causes 
and  Treatment. 

Chronic  Inflammation  and  Tumefaction  of  the  Gums,  at- 
tended by  recession  of  their  margins  from  the  necks  of  the 
teeth  ;  causes  and  treatment. 

Materials  for  and  methods  of  Filling  Teeth. 

NOTES. 

The  proceedings  occupy  fourteen  pages  of  the  Register. 

Clinics. — ^Filling-  Teeth,  occupied  one  afternoon ;  J.  E. 
Robinson  operated. 

The  reporter  was  paid  $2.25  for  his  services. 

Treasurer's  report  shows  $22.85  on  hand. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  J.  W. 
Lyder;  Vice  President,  J.  F.  Siddall;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
L.  Buffett ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  C.  Kelsey ;  Treasurer,  J.  E. 
Robinson. 

The  association  met  in  Cleveland,  May  13-14,  1879  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  J.  W.  Lyder. 

Essay. — Mechanical  Dentistry,  J.  E.  Robinson. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

The  New  Departure. 

Mechanical  Dentistry. 

Prevention  of  Decay  in  Teeth. 

Protracted  Operations.    Their  effects  upon  the  nervous  sys- 


tem. 


NOTES. 


Gold  foil  is  the  filling  material  noif  £ind  will  continue  to  be. 

Possibly  there  may  be  such  advance  made  in  plastic  filling 
materials  that  in  20  years  they  may  be  in  general  use. 

Dr  Robinson. — The  time  is  near  when  operative  and  mechan- 
ical dentistry  will  be  separated  into  distinct  branches.  Con- 
tinuous gum  is  the  best  for  many  cases,  as  it  shows  artistic  skill. 

A  member  was  suspended  for  one  year  on  account  of  un- 
professional conduct. 

Dr.  Harvey. — Aluminum  with  rubber  attachment  pleases  me. 

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Dr.  Holbrook. — I  often  fill  part  of  a  cavity  with  oxychloride 
and  complete  with  gold. 

Dr.  Buffett. — The  third  molars  are  fast  becoming  rudimen- 
tary teeth. 

Silver  Nitrate  is  used  to  prevent  decay. 

Tin  foil  is  used  as  a  filling  material. 

Money  was  raised  for  the  Dr.  J.  N.  McQuillen  Testimonial. 

Dr.  Butler, — Building  up  crowns  with  gold  has  now  become 
a  moderate  operation. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  J.  W. 
Lyder ;  Vice  President,  J.  S.  Chandler ;  Corresponding  Secretary^ 
H.  F.  Harvey ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  C.  Kelsey ;  Treasuer, 
J.  E.  Robinson.  Delegates  to  American  Dental  Association :  Drs. 
Butler,  Bufifett,  Harvey,  Lyder,  Palmer.  Examiners :  Drs.  Jen- 
nings, J.  F.  Siddall,  D.  Gibbons.  Committee  on  Ethics :  J.  E. 
Robinson,  L.  Buffett,  D.  R.  Jennings. 

Executive  Committee :     L.  Buffett,  D.  R.  Jennings. 

The  association  met  in  Akron,  May  11-12,  1880  and  was 
called  to  order  by  President  J.  W.  Lyder. 

Essay. — The  Present  Status  of  Filling  Teeth,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Present  Status  of  Filling  Teeth. 
Periodontitis — Cause,  Prognosis,  Treatment. 
Tumors  of  the  Mouth. 
Cases  in  Practice,  / 

NOTES. 

The  use  of  non-cohesive  gold  with  cohesive  is  regarded  with 
favor. 

Kearsings  gold  foil  is  being  used. 

Dr.  Douds :  Nothing  is  as  good  as  non-cohesive  gold  or 
tin  foil.  Prof.  Watling,  of  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  spoke  of  a 
case  of  periodontitis  where  the  congested  condition  of  the  pulp 
was  seen  through  the  walls  of  the  tooth  by  using  a  powerful 
magnifying  glass. 

A  member  was  expelled  for  unprofessional  conduct. 

Clinics  were  held  in  Dr.  Lyder's  office.  C,  Palmer  demon- 
strated his  method  of  applying  rubber  dam  and  showed  clamps 
of  his  own  design, 

C.  R.  Butler  and  J.  W.  Lyder  gave  clinics  on  filling  teeth. 
Some  use  Kearsing's  gold  foil. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Chas, 
Buffett;  Vice  President,  J.  G.  Templeton ;  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary, H.  F.  Harvey ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  C,  Kelsey ;  Treas- 
urer, J,  E.  Robinson. 

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The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  Cogswell's  dental  depot 
May  lo-ii,  1881,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  C. 
Buffett. 

Dr.  Butler  and  Mr.  Vance  gave  an  exhibition  of  microsco- 
pical specimens. 

Dr.  Kitchen  exhibited  some  interesting  anatomical  speci- 
mens. 

Morning  hours  devoted  to  exhibition  of  instruments  and 
appliances. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Chas.  Buf- 
fett ;  Vice  President,  E.  E.  Rogers ;  Recording  Secretary,  A.  J. 
Douds ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  H.  F.  Harvey ;  Treasurer,  J. 
E.  Robinson. 

Examiners — Drs.  J.  \V.  Lyder,  J.  R.  Bell,  D.  R.  Jennings. 

Executive  Committee. — Drs.  Ambler,  Robinson. 

Delegates  to  American  Dental  Association. — H.  L.  Ambler, 
H.  F.  Harvev.  Ira  Brown,  L.  BufTett,  J.  W.  Lyder,  Corvdon 
Palmer,  E.  J.'Waye,  G.  H.  Wilson,  A.  J.  Douds,  E.  W.  Poole. 

SUBJECTS   FOR   DISCUSSION. 

Tumors  of  the  mouth. 

Eruption  and  subsequent  treatment  of  deciduous  teeth. 

Treatment  of  exposed  pulps. 

Artificial  crowns. 

The  Association  met  in  Qeveland  May  9-10.  1882,  at  the 
dental  depot  of  Cogswell  &  Gee,  and  was  called  to  order  by  Presi- 
dent C.  BufTett. 

Essays:— C.  R.  Butler,  "Filling  Teeth  With  Gold." 

E.  J.  Waye,  "Dental  Prosthesis." 

J.  F.  Siddall,  "Tools  via  Metallurgv-." 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Replanting  and  transplanting  teeth. 
Alveolar  abscess. 

NOTES. 

Dr.  Blount  of  Geneva  advocates  smooth  ovoid  faced  pluggers 
for  filling  teeth  wnth  gold :  he  introduced  the  Pasteur  filter  into 
the  U.  S. 

Celluloid  used  for  mounting  plain  teeth. 

Dr.  Thomas  believes  operative  should  be  separated  from 
mechanical  dentistry.  The  time  is  coming  when  the  Michigan 
Dental  College  will  require  the  student  to  make  choice  of  either 
operative  or  prosthetic  dentistry,  and  each  department  will  teach 
its  specialty  exclusively. 

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Leave  a  small  hole  in  shell  crowns  for  the  surplus  cement 
to  escape.  Cut  a  hole  in  a  piece  of  spunk;  place  it  over  end  of 
root  to  keep  it  dry  when  setting  a  crown. 

To  test  the  purity  of  creasote  mix  it  with  alcohol ;  if  pure  it 
will  not  coagulate. 

Dr.  Thomas  reported  500  cases  of  replantation  of  teeth,  of 
which  about  one-half  were  failures. 

Dr.  Geo.  Watt  sent  a  request  for  a  report  of  the  meeting  to 
be  published  in  the  Ohio  State  Journal.  Dr.  Watt  personally 
made  the  first  report  of  this  society  for  the  "Register"  in  1857. 

Election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Gale 
French;  Vice  President,  E.  W.  Poole;  Recording  Secretary,  A. 
J.  Douds;  Corresponding  Secretary,  H.  F.  Harvey;  Treasurer, 
J.  E.  Robinson. 

The  Association  met  in  Sandusky  at  the  Sloane  House  May 
8-9,  1883,  ^^d  was  called  to  order  by  President  Gale  French  of 
Pittsburg,  and  prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  S.  L.  Osborn. 

Essays  :  Should  the  Operative  and  Prosthetic  Departments 
of  the  Dental  Art  be  separated?     E.  J.  Waye. 

Pulpitis,  Geo.  H.  Wilson. 

SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Methods  and  materials  for  filling  teeth. 

Diseases  of  the  Gums,  causes  and  treatment. 

Notes. — The  Bonwill  electric  mallet  with  the  M.  H.  Webb 
attachment  to  regulate  the  blows,  by  which  single  strokes  could 
be  produced,  was  exhibited  by  Frank  Creager.  Dr.  Field  moved : 
That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  meeting  that  the  Operative  and  Pros' 
thetic  Departments  of  the  Dental  Art  should  be  separated;  it 
was  lost,  as  only  one  vote  was  cast  in  the  affirmative.  Delegates 
to  American  Dental  Association :  Drs.  Buifett,  Butler,  Lyder, 
Brown,  Harvey,  Waye,  French,  Whiteside,  Stroud. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Gale 
French ;  Vice  President,  Ira  Brown ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
H.  F.  Harvey;  Recording  Secretary,  G.  H.  Wilson;  Treasurer, 
J.  E.  Robinson. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  May  13-14,  1884,  at  the 
rooms  of  the  Board  of  Education  on  Euclid  Avenue  (where  the 
Citizens  Savings  and  Trust  building  now  stands)  and  was  called 
to  order  by  President  Gale  French. 

Essays:  The  Causes  of  Failures  in  Dental  Operations  by 
J.  R.  Bell,  W.  P.  Horton,  B.  F.  Gibbons. 

Anaesthetics,  Poem,  by  J.  F.  Siddall. 


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SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Materials  for  Filling  Teeth  and  How  to  Use  Them. 

Prosthetic  Dentistry  including  Artificial  Crowns. 

Other  subjects  were  proposed  by  members,  and  a  quiz  fol- 
lowed. 

Corydon  Palmer  exhibited  some  splendidly  prepared  colored 
drawings  showing  his  style  and  method  of  constructing  and  an- 
tagonizing partial  and  complete  sets  of  artificial  teeth. 

Whereas,  Dr.  B.  F.  Robinson,  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  this  Association,  having  earnestly  and  faithfully  fulfilled  his 
mission,  and  passed  away  to  that  bourne  from  which  no  traveler 
returns ;  therefore  Resolved,  that  in  his  decease  the  Association 
has  sustained  the  loss  of  a  valuable  and  esteemed  member,  one 
whose  memory  will  be  cherished  with  feelings  of  the  kindest 
respect,  and  that  this  expression  of  our  regard  be  placed  on  rec- 
ord, and  a  copy  be  sent  to  the  widow  of  the  deceased.  F.  S. 
Whitsear,  L.  Buflfett,  J.  W.  Lyder,  committee. 

Dr.  H.  W.  Arthur  extended  a  cordial  invitation  to  the 
members  to  attend  the  next  meeting  of  the  Odontological  Society 
of  Pennsylvania. 

The  Coffin  split  plate  was  recommended  for  reducing  irregu- 
larities. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Ira  W. 
Brown ;  Vice  President,  D.  Gibbons ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
H.  F.  Harvev;  Recording  Secretary,  G.  H.  Wilson;  Treasurer, 
C.  Buflfett. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Tod  House  in  Youngstown,  May 
12-13,  1885,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  Ira  W.  Brown. 

PROGRAM. 

Dental  Hygiene,  W.  P.  Horton. 

Treatment  of  Diseased  Teeth,  Gums  and  Pulps. 

Pathology  of  Alveolar  Abscess,  by  W.  H.  Whitslar. 

Eflfects  of  Zymotic  Diseases  upon  the  Teeth,  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

Apthous    Stomatitis   vs.   Mercurius    Stomatitis,  J.   R.   Bell. 

Dr.  Beatty  of  Akron  exhibited  his  method  of  making  rubber 
and  celluloid  dentures. 

Expenses  for  this  year  $9.60. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  D.  Gib- 
bons ;  Vice  President,  J.  R.  Bell ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  H. 
F.  Harvey ;  Recording  Secretary,  Geo.  H.  Wilson ;  Treasurer, 
Charles  Buflfett. 

The  Association  met  in  Qeveland,  Mav  11-12,  1886,  at  Cogs- 
well's dental  depot  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  David 
Gibbons. 

Essays:     Childrens  Teeth,  by  J.  F.  Siddall. 

How  May  We  Raise  the  Standard  of  Appreciation  of  Dental 
Services?  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

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SUBJECTS  FOR  DISCUSSION. 

Diagnosis. 

Different  materials  for,  and  the  Methods  of  Filling  Teeth. 

Incidents  of  Office  Practice. 

NOTES. 

A  bicuspid  irritated  the  cheek  and  made  it  sore,  and  a  phy- 
sician called  it  cancer. 

Disease  of  the  antrum  treated  for  catarrh  by  an  M.  D. 

Inflammation  and  swelling  around  lower  wisdom  tooth  was 
pronounced  mumps. 

In  approximating  cavities  in  temporary  teeth,  fill  and  bridge 
across  with  gutta-percha. 

Dr.  B. :     I  do  not  fill  pulpless  temporary  teeth. 

Dr.  H. :  Gold  and  tin  combined  in  equal  quantities,  then 
cut  into  strips,  is  a  good  filling  material. 

Fill  occlusal  cavity  with  tin,  then  drill  into  center  of  filling 
and  fill  with  cohesive  gold. 

Dr.  S.  reported  a  case  where  he  found  a  molar  tooth  in  the 
antrum. 

Dr.  Whitslar:  The  time  will  soon  come  when  none  will  be 
respected  and  patronized  but  the  regular  graduate ;  he  also  spoke 
of  gold-lined  rubber  plates. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  President,  J.  R.  Bell ; 
Vice  President,  John  Stephan ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  P. 
Bethel;  Corresponding  Secretary,  S.  B.  Dewey;  Treasurer,  C. 
Buffett.  Dr  Stephan  was  appointed  to  receive  subscriptions  to 
help  defray  the  expenses  in  the  crown  and  bridge  litigation. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  Cogswell's  Dental 
Depot  May  loii,  1887,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President 
J.  R.  Bell. 

Essays  :  The  Relative  Duty  of  Patient  and  Operator,  J. 
W.  Lyder. 

Best  Treatment  for  Buccal  and  Labial  Cavities,  J.  E.  Robin- 
son. 

Artificial  Substitutes  for  Natural  Teeth,  Henry  Barnes. 

NOTES. 

The  papers  and  discussions  were  printed  in  the  Ohio  Journal 
of  Dental  Science  and  the  Secretary  pro  tem,  W.  H.  Whitslar 
removed  them  from  a  copy  and  pasted  them  into  the  Secretary's 
book. — good  idea. 

Extended  discussion  of  tin,  and  tin  and  gold  combined  as 
filling  materials. 

Delos  Palmer's  clamps  were  recommended  for  use  with  rub- 
ber dam. 

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Platinum  can  be  melted  in  seventeen  seconds  by  using  the 
oxyhvdrogen  blow  pipe  of  Rollo  Knapp. 

The  proceedings  cover  twenty-two  pages  of  the  Ohio  Journal 
of  Dental  Science. 

C.  C.  Carroll :  I  can  make  a  perfect  plate  with  cast  alum- 
inum, and  can  also  solder  it,  and  will  now  demonstrate  it. 

H.  F.  Harvey  uses  mineral  wool  such  as  is  used  for  packing 
in  steam  pipes,  in  place  of  asbestos  for  mixing  with  plaster,  thus 
producing  a  tough  desirable  combination ;  sufficient  water  is  used 
to  saturate  the  wool  which  retains  enough  water  to  mix  the 
plaster.     Mineral  wool  is  made  from  the  slag  from  iron  furnaces, 

A  few  members  favor  bridge-work. 

Placed  on  retired  list  with  privilege  of  the  floor,  B.  Strick- 
land, B.  T,  Spelman. 

The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association,  now  in  session,  to 
the  Illinois  State  Dental  Society,  at  Jacksonville:  Greeting — 
May  your  course  in  the  paths  of  scientific  achievement  be  onward 
and  upward,  and  your  history  brilliant  with  noble  accomplish- 
ment.    J.  R.  Bell,  President. 

The  Illinois  State  Dental  Society,  now  in  session,  to  the 
Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  at  Cleveland :  Your  fraternal 
greeting  is  received ;  we  reciprocate  the  kind  feeling  expressed, 
and  Illinois  joins  Ohio  in  her  noble  efforts  to  elevate  the  profes- 
sion.    W.  T.  Magill,  President. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Geo.  H. 
Wilson ;  Vice  President,  H.  F.  Harvey ;  Recording  Secretary, 
W.  H.  Whitslar ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  S.  B.  Dewey ;  Treas- 
urer, Chas.  Buffett. 

The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  met  at  Painesville, 
in  the  Stockwell  House,  May  8-9,  1888,  and  was  called  to  order 
by  President  G.  H.  Wilson.     Papers  read  and  discussed. 

Therapeutical  action  of  Obtundents,  W.  H.  V/hitslar. 

Labial  and  Palatine  Cavities — Cause  and  Mode  of  Prepara- 
tion, and  Filling  Material,  H.  F.  Harvey. 

How  Should  Dental  Societies  be  Conducted,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

Detrimental  Effect  on  the  Development  of  the  Osseous  Sys- 
tem by  the  Present  Method  of  Education,  S.  B.  Dewey. 

Clinic  on  Crowning,  by  J.  R,  Owens. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  H.  F. 
Harvey ;  Vice  President,  F.  H.  Lyder ;  Recording  Secretary,  W. 
H.  Whitslar ;  Corresponding  Secretarv,  S.  B.  Dewey ;  Treasurer, 
Chas.  Buffett. 

The  Association  complied  with  a  request  from  Miss  Evans, 
and  visited  Lake  Erie  Seminary.  The  proceedings  cover  twenty- 
one  pages  of  the  Ohio  Journal  of  Dental  Science,  and  the  Record- 
ing Secretary  removed  the  matter  from  a  copy  of  the  Journal 
and  pasted  it  in  the  Secretary's  book. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland,  May  14,  15,  16,  1889.  at 

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the  Hollenden,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  H.  F. 
Harvey. 

Essays:     Dental  Electricity,   F.   S.  Whitslar. 

Modern  Devices  Adapted  to  the  Wants  of  the  Operator,  J. 
W.  Lyder. 

Amalgam,  its  Uses  and  Abuses,  J.  R.  Owens. 

Dissemination  of  Knowledge  of  Dental  Hygiene  to  the 
Masses,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

Royal  Succedaneum,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Is  it  our  duty  to  give  advice  to  mothers  during  gestation? 
J.  R.  Bell. 

Clinics  :     Filling  a  buccal  cavity  with  tin,  H.  H.  Newton. 

C.  R.  Butler,  Chas.  Buffett,  W.  P.  Horton  and  F.  S.  Whits- 
lar were  appointed  a  committee  on  resoliitions  respecting  the 
death  of  Benj.  Strickland. 

Oil  of  sassafras  or  peppermint  is  recommended  for  a  local 
anaesthetic. 

Electricity  was  discussed  as  a  motive  power  for  pluggers, 
lathes,  engines,  and  as  a  therapeutic  agent  for  soft  and  hard 
tissues  for  the  first  time  in  this  society.  It  was  claimed  that 
electricity  could  be  applied  to  melt  sulphur  when  using  it  for 
attaching  Logan  crowns. 

Resolved,  That  we,  members  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental 
Association  and  all  others  interested  in  the  protection  of  our 
rights  against  a  combination  similar  to  the  Goodyear  Vulcanite 
Company,  and  realizing  that  a  company  now  exists  similar  to 
that  in  the  International  Tooth  Crown  Co.  do  hereby  indorse 
the  action  of  the  Dental  Protective  Association  and  recommend 
concerted  action  in  subscribing  to  the  same. 

The  meeting  was  one  of  the  largest  ever  held  thus  far.  Den- 
tists were  present  from  various  parts  of  the  state. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  John 
Stephan;  Vice  President,  F.  S.  Whitslar;  Recording  Secretary, 
F.  F.  Douds ;  Corresponding  Secretary ;  S.  B.  Dewey ;  Treasurer, 
Chas.  Buffett. 

The  Association  met  in  Canton  at  the  City  Council  Chamber, 
May  13,  14,  15,  1890,  and  was  called  to  order  by  Vice  President 
F.   S.  Whitslar. 

Essays:  Combination  Fillings,  Their  Value,  and  Where 
Indicated,  C.  R.  Butler. 

Prosthetic  Dentistry  of  To-day,  G.  H.  Wilson. 

Care  of  Children's  Teeth,  A.  J.  Douds. 

Put  Yourself  in  His  Place,  John  Stephan,  read  by  S.  B. 
Dewey. 

Clinics  :     Setting  a  Dewey  Crown,  H.  F.  Harvey. 

Barnes  Dental  Matrix  Clamp,  Henry  Barnes. 

Approximal  and  Crown  Filling  with  Gold,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Immediate  Root  Filling,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Contour  Gold  Filling  with  Electric  Mallet,  G.  H.  Wilson. 

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NOTES. 

President  John  Stephan  not  being-  able  to  be  present,  a  tele- 
gram was  sent  him  viz :  The  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association 
sends  greetings — salutation  God  bless  you. 

F.   S.  WHITSLAR,  Vice  Pres. 

F.  F.  DOUDS,  Rec.  Sec. 

Bills  ordered  paid  $6.8i.  When  the  Association  met  in 
Cleveland  in  1905  the  bills  paid  amounted  to  $816.20. 

For  filling,  some  use  cement  covered  with  amalgam,  others 
mix  the  cement  and  amalgam  together  before  placing  it  in  the 
cavity,  others  mix  powdered  glass  or  rubber  filings  with  cement 
powder,  then  add  the  liquid  for  final  mix. 

Some  are  filling  soft  teeth  with  tin  and  gold  folded  in  alter- 
nate layers,  others  use  tin  alone. 

Continuous  gum  and  rubber  combination  is  spoken  of. 

A  committee  of  five  was  appointed  to  attend  the  clinics  and 
report  to  the  society. 

On  invitation  the  society  visited  the  Canton  Surgical  and 
Dental  Chair  Co. 

Oflficers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  F.  S. 
Whitslar ;  Vice  President,  F.  H.  Lyder ;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, H.  Barnes;  Recording  Secretary,  F.  F.  Douds;  Treasurer, 
Chas.  Bufifett. 

The  Association  met  in  G.  A.  R.  hall,  Oberlin,  May  12-13, 
1891,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

ElssAYS. — Recurrence  of  Decav  in  Teeth,  J.  G.  Templeton 
and  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

As  We  Go  Marching  On,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

The  Sanitary  Condition  of  the  Mouth  and  How  to  Maintain 
It,  J.  F.  Daugherty. 

The  Development  of  the  Teeth,  W.  H.  Whitslar. 

Several  clinics  were  given  at  J.  F.  Siddall's  office. 

Making  Alloys,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

NOTES. 

H.  Barnes :  I  have  seen  four  tin  fillings  in  teeth  in  the 
mouth  which  were  made  by  W.  H.  Atkinson  fifty  years  ago. 

Inflammation  of  the  lungs  may  have  a  bad  eflfect  upon  the 
teeth. 

Resolutions  of  regard  and  regret  were  passed  on  the  death 
of  W.  H.  Atkinson  and  John  Stephan. 

Prof.  Wright  exhibited  a  stone  mortar  said  to  be  15,000 
years  old. 

H.  Barnes  kodaked  Drs.  C.  R.  Butler,  J.  F.  Siddall,  C. 
Palmer  and  A.  Terry. 

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Officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  J.  F.  Siddall; 
Vice  President,  W.  H.  Whitslar ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  H. 
Barnes;  Recording  Secretary,  H.  G.  Husted ;  Treasurer,  C. 
Buffett 

Notice  was  given  that  May  15,  1891,  would  be  the  last  day 
on  which  one  can  join  the  Dental  Protective  Association. 

Moved  and  carried  that  the  Corresponding  Secretary  be 
authorized  to  have  printed  the  Constitution,  By-Laws,  Code  of 
Ethics  and  Historical  Report,  and  each  member  to  be  presented 
with  one.  The  names,  with  the  exception  of  charter  members, 
to  be  left  out,  and  that  there  be  300  copies  printed  before  the 
next  meeting. 

Committee  to  prepare  a  history  of  the  Association,  Drs. 
Butler,  Palmer,  Horton,  C.  Buffett,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Drs.  Whitslar  and  Husted  reported  cases  of  replantation 
where  the  teeth  were  found  to  be  alive  sometime  afterward. 

Addresses  of  welcome  were  made  by  President  Fairchild, 
Prof.  G.  F.  Wright  and  Prof.  Valentine  of  Oberlin  College. 
The  Association  accepted  with  thanks  the  invitation  of  Prof. 
Fenelon  Rice  to  attend  a  musical  recital  at  Warren  Hall. 

The  Oberlin  Glee  Club  also  favored  the  Association  with 
many  choice  selections. 

By  the  irrevocable  decree  of  the  Rules  of  the  Universe  the 
Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  mourns  the  loss  of  one  of 
its  charter  and  honorary  mem.bers,  Wm.  H.  Atkinson,  M.  D., 
D.  D.  S.,  having  departed  this  life  April  2,  1891,  in  New  York 
City;  also  John  Stephan,  D.  D.  S.,  an  active  member  who  died 
June  25,  1890,  in  Cleveland,  O.  In  the  decease  of  the  former 
this  society  and  the  profession  at  large  have  lost  one  who  was 
ever  most  keenly  alive  to  the  interests  of  the  profession,  and  a 
pioneer  and  leader  in  the  science  and  art  of  dentistry.  In  the 
death  of  the  latter,  this  society  loses  one  of  its  most  active  and 
conscientious  members.  C.  R.  Butler,  J.  F.  Siddall,  F.  S.  Whits- 
lar, Chas.  Buffett,  H.  Barnes,  H.  F.  Harvey,  Committee. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  May  10,  11,  12,  1892,  at 
the  Hollenden,  and  was  called  to  order  by  Pres.  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Essays. — ^Salivary  Glands,  W.  H.  Whitslar. 

Syncope  and  Asphyxia,  G.  H.  Wilson. 

Plastics,  J.  E.  Pnelps. 

Diagnosis,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Crown  and  Bridge-work,  Grant  Mitchell;  Chemistry  as  re- 
lated to  Dentistry,  W.  A.  Siddall;  Infection,  H.  L.  Ambler. 
Some  results  of  Early  Extraction  of  the  First  Permanent  Molar, 
W.  B.  Conner;  Non-cohesive  Gold  and  Tin,  Corydon  Palmer. 

Queries  were  answered  by  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

Several  of  above  essays  with  discussion  were  published  in 
Ohio  Journal  of  Dental  Science. 

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Clinics, — Gold  and  Tin  Fillings,  S.  B.  Dewey,  C  D.  Peck; 
Tin  Filling,  W.  H.  Fowler;  Treatment  of  Abscess  (with  fistula) 
and  filling  root  canals,  H.  Barnes. 

Committee  on  History  was  appointed. 

A  committee  of  three  on  necrology  was  appointed. 

Expenses  $23.00. 

The  new  Anaesthetic  Pental  was  spoken  of. 

Election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  W. 
H.  Whitslar ;  Vice  President,  S.  B.  Dewey ;  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary, H.  Barnes ;  Recording  Secretary,  L.  P.  Bethel ;  Treas- 
urer, Chas.  Buflfett. 

Twenty-one  members  present. 

The  Association  met  in  Akron  at  the  Council  Chamber  May 
9,  10,  II,  1893,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  \V.  H. 
Whitslar. 

PROGRAM. 

President's  address.  Landmarks. 

Chemistry  of  the   Month,  Geo.  H.  Wilson. 

Artificial  Crowns,  D.  A.  Allen. 

New  Remedies  and  Their  Application,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

Queries  were  answered  by  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

Popular  Dental  Education,  L.  L.  Barber ;  Non-cohesive  Gold 
and  Tin,  Corydon  Palmer ;  The  Code  of  Ethics,  W.  T.  Jackman ; 
Hard  Deposits  Within  the  Pulp-cavity,  S.  B.  Dewey ;  Pros- 
thetic Dentistry,  J.  F.  Stephan ;  Poem,  The  Weather,  J.  F.  Sid- 
dall ;  Anaesthetics,  J.  R.  Owens. 

Is  it  a  fact  that  the  first  permanent  molar  in  particular,  but 
also  both  the  first  and  second  molars  are,  as  a  rule,  the  first  of 
the  permanent  set  to  decay ;  and  does  this  occur  in  a  majority 
of  cases  as  early  as  from  12  to  15  years?  If  this  be  a  fact  what 
is  the  cause  and  how  can  it  best  be  prevented?    E.  J.  Waye. 

Clinics. — A  New  Band  Attachment  for  Bridge-work,  and 
Tempering  Instruments,  Grant  Mitchell. 

NOTES. 

Dentists  who  do  not  attend  these  meetings  cannot  realize 
what  they  miss ;  there  are  always  instructive  points  brought  out 
in  the  discussions  and  private  conversation  that  do  not  get  into 
the  journals.  If  there  are  any  who  do  not  attend  society  meet- 
ings let  them  begin  now,  and  also  join  and  begin  to  work :  it 
grows  more  fascinating  every  year. 

Nineteen  members  present. 

Moved  and  carried,  that  the  Corresponding  Secretary  read 
what  correspondence  he  had  in  regard  to  certain  lost  records 
of  this  society.  H.  Barnes  complied,  but  the  communications 
threw  no  light  on  the  whereabouts  of  the  missing  records.  Moved 

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and  carried,  that  H.  Barnes  and  J.  E.  Robinson  be  appointed  a 
committee  to  confer  with  Gale  French  regarding-  the  records. 

Moved  and  carried,  that  W.  H.  Whitslar  and  J.  E.  Robin- 
son be  appointed  as  a  committee  to  write,  edit  and  compile  such 
treatise  on  Popular  Dental  Education  as  they  thought  best, 
for  distribution  among  patients,  and  submit  the  manuscript  to 
the  Executive  Committee  of  this  society  for  endorsement. 

N.  B.  Acheson  presented  a  tooth  containing  a  perfectly  calci- 
fied pulp. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year.  President,  S.  B. 
Dewey ;  Vice  President,  H.  Barnes ;  Recording  Secretary,  F.  W. 
Knowlton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  J.  F.  Daugherty ;  Treas- 
urer, C.  BuflFett. 

Akron  dentists  entertained  the  members  with  a  visit  to  the 
Akron  Rubber  Works,  Barber  Match  Works,  and  Werner  Peale 
printing  establishment. 

Moved  and  carried,  that  dental  dealers  be  requested  to  close 
their  doors  during  the  sessions  of  the  society. 

The  association  met  at  the  Beebe  house,  Put-in-Bay,  June 
19-20,  1894  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  S.  B.  Dewey, 

PROGRAM. 

Injections  for  Painless  Extraction,  L.  Bufifett.  Obtunding 
Sensitive  Dentine,  F.  S.  Whitslar.  Correcting  Irregularities  of 
the  Dental  Arch,  paper  and  demonstration  with  models,  H.  F. 
Harvey.  Local  Anaesthetics,  L.  E.  Custer.  Things  New  in 
Dentistry,  H.  Barnes.  Paper  by  N.  B.  Acheson.  Paper  by  G. 
H.  Wilson,  Dental  Education.  Paper,  Downie  Porcelain  Work, 
supplemented  with  a  clinic. 

W.  H.  Whitslar,  Syphilis. 

Mr.  Jones,  the  inventor  of  an  electric  obtundent  made  re- 
marks pertaining  thereto. 

Henry  Barnes  reported  that  the  special  committee  had  been 
unsuccessful  in  getting  any  trace  of  the  lost  records  of  this  so- 
ciety. 

W.  H.  Whitslar  exhibited  a  set  of  instruments  designed  for 
college  students. 

The  J.  C.  Parker  swager  was  spoken  of. 

J.  W.  Hisey  reported  a  very  interesting  case  of  Hypertrophy 
of  the  gums ;  this  case  with  illustrations  and  treatment  has  been 
placed  in  several  text-books. 

Clinic. — W.  T.  Jackman,  cast  metal  dentures. 

The  "Anesthetic  Quartet"  of  Canton  composed  of  W.  L. 
Webster,  Grant  Mitchell,  W.  R.  Reed,  and  Louis  J.  Blake,  fur- 
nished music  for  the  sessions. 

Moved  and  carried,  that  this  society  disapprove  the  action  or 
practice  of  any  member  in  claiming  to  the  people  to  use  elec- 
tricity or  any  other  obtundent,  without  being  willing  to  make 

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an  open  demonstration  of  the  same  to  the  society  or  an  author- 
ized committee  of  the  society,  as  nothing  less  than  this  is  justice 
to  the  public  and  profession. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  Henry 
Barnes;  Vice  President,  J.  F.  Daugherty ;  Recording  Secretary, 
F.  W.  Knowlton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  L.  L.  Barber ; 
Treasurer,  C.  Buffett. 

Expenses  $21.25. 

There  was  no  regular  meeting  of  the  Association  this  year 
but  an  executive  session  was  held  at  the  time  and  place  of  the 
Tri-state  Dental  Society  at  the  Russell  House,  Detroit,  June  18, 
1895. 

The  session  was  called  to  order  by  President  H.  Barnes. 

Moved  and  carried,  that  the  present  officers  hold  over  an- 
other year. 

The  president  appointed  the  same  committees  as  last  year. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  the  Hollenden,  June 
16,  17,  18,  1896,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  H.  Barnes. 

PROGRAM. 

President's  address,  H.   Barnes, 

Is  it  a  fact  that  Dental  caries  is  more  prevalent  in  the  left 
side  of  the  mouth  than  the  right?    H  so,  why?     F.  S.  Whitslar. 

The  Dental  Pulp  and  its  Treatment,  W.  A.  Siddall. 

The  Proper  Cleaning  of  the  Teeth  During  Health,  S.  D. 
Potterf. 

Disinfectants  and  Antiseptics,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

Prosthetic  Dentistry,  W.  Buzzell. 

Articulation  of  Artificial  Teeth,  D.  A.  Allen. 

Pyorrhea  Alveolaris,  its  Treatment  Both  Lx)cal  and  Sys- 
temic, J.  W.  Wible. 

A  Method  of  Implantation,  E.  B.  Lodge. 

Popular  Dental  Education,  E.  B.  Lodge. 

Report  of  a  Case  of  Alveolar  Abscess  Opening  Into  the 
Antrum.  Treatment  and  Cure,  W.  Buzzell. 

Voluntary  Papers,  History,  by  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Incidents  of  Office  Practice. 

Clinics. — Combination  Plate  and  Bridge  Work,  A.  S. 
Condit. 

Sixteen  elected  to  membership. 

H.  Barnes,  chairman  of  Committee  on  Lost  Records,  re- 
ported that  none  had  been  found.  Committee  discharged,  and 
their  expenses,  $10.00,  paid. 

Society  visited  the  Cleveland  rolling  mills,  and  Union  Steel 
Screw  Works. 

The  Committee  on  History  were  instructed  to  look  up  the 
records  of  the  society  in  the  dental  journals  previous  to  1872, 
the  expense  to  be  borne  by  the  society. 

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Clinics. — Bleaching  Teeth  by  Cataphoresis,  Henry  Barnes. 

Electric  Appliances,  L.  E.  Custer. 

Anaesthetic  Pencil,  Frank  Creager. 

Obtuncling  Sensitive  Dentin,  by  Cataphoresis,  H.  L.  Ambler. 

Swaging  Plate  (Parker  Method),  D.  A.  Allen. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  J.  F. 
Daugherty ;  Vice  President,  L.  P.  Bethel ;  Recording  Secretary, 
F.  W.  Knowlton ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  L.  L.  Barber ;  Treas- 
urer, Chas.  Buffett. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Beebe  House,  Put-in-Bay,  June 

15,  16,  17,  1897,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  Daugh- 
erty. 

PROGRAM.     • 

The  Matrix,  E.  B.  Lodge. 

Considerations  Relating  to  the  Loosening  of  Teeth,  Hugh 
Mitchell. 

Compulsory  Prophylaxis  with  Industrial  Aspect,  S.  D. 
Stewart. 

The  Lower  Third  Molar,  W.  H.  Todd. 

A  Plea  for  the  Dental  Laboratory,  G.  H.  Wilson. 

Electro-therapeutics,  W.  A.  Price. 

Courtesy  in  Reference  to  Others  Failures,  F.  D.  Davis. 

Root  Treatment  by  Means  of  the  Silver  Salts  and  Cata- 
phoresis, L.  P.  Bethel. 

Bactericidal  Action  of  Electricity,  H.  L.  Ambler. 

Clinics. — Gold  and  Tin  Fillings,  W.  B.  Conner. 

Crown  Work,  D.  A.  Allen. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  L.  P. 
Bethel;  Vice  President,  L.  L.  Barber;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
W.  T.  Jackman ;  Recording  Secretary,  F,  W.  Knowlton ;  Treas- 
urer, W.  H.  Fowler. 

H.  Barnes  reported  that  he  and  L.  L.  Barber  had  not  found 
the  lost  records  of  this  society. 

Moved  and  carried  that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  extended  to 
Henry  Barnes  for  a  valuable  gift  in  shape  of  a  record  book  for 
the  members. 

History  Committee,  C.  R.  Butler,  Corydon  Palmer,  C.  Buf- 
fett, J.  E.  Robinson,  J.  W.  Lyder. 

There  was  no  regular  meeting  of  the  Association  this  year 
but  an  executive  session  was  held  at  the  time  and  place  of  the 
Tri-state  Dental  Society,  Hotel  Victory,  Put-in-Bay,  June  21,  22, 
23,  1898. 

An  assessment  of  $1.00  per  member  was  ordered. 

G.  H.  Wilson,  Henry  Barnes  and  W.  T.  Jackman  were 
appointed  to  revise  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws. 

The  present  officers  hold  over  for  another  year. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Colonial  Hotel,  Cleveland,  May 

16,  17,  18,  1899. 

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PROGRAM. 

President's  address,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

The  Dentist  in  His  Office,  N.  B.  Acheson. 

The  World  and  its  Teeth,  W.  H.  Whitslar,  (illustrated  with 
stereopticon). 

Paper  of  J.  G.  Templeton  was  read  by  W.  T.  Jackman. 

Symposium : 

Denture  With  Almost  an  Entire  Upper  Lip  Made  and 
Attached,  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

An  Unerupted  Cuspid,  C.  T.  King. 

A  Case  in  Oral  Surgery,  D.  E.  Kelley. 

Preparation  of  Proximal  Cavities  in  Bicuspids  and  Molars, 
(demonstrated  by  models),  J.  K.  Douglas. 

Some  Considerations  Pertaining  to  the  Filling  of  Teeth,  F. 
W.  Knowlton. 

Use  of  X-rays  in  Dentistry,  W.  A.  Price  (demonstrated 
with  apparatus). 

Clinics  were  given  at  the  Dental  Department  Western  Re- 
serve University,  262  Prospect  St.,  Bangor  Building. 

Symposium  on  Napkining — C.  R.  Butler,  A.  Terry,  J.  W. 
Lyder,  E.  J.  Waye,  H.  Barnes,  J.  E.  Robinson. 

Symposium  on  Extraction  of  Lower  Teeth. — W.  H.  Fowler, 
W.  G.  Ebersole,  W.  B.  Connor,  F.  H.  Waldron,  L.  W.  Ballard, 
G.  H.  W^ilson. 

Cohesive  Tin  Foil  Filling,  (chair  clinic)  H.  L.  Ambler. 

Tin  Demonstration,  Corydon  Palmer. 

Removing  Gum  Tissues  from  Partially  Erupted  Third 
Molars,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Revised  Constitution  and  By-Laws  were  adopted. 

Twenty-nine  elected  to  membership. 

Blackboard  Demonstration  on  Constructing  Crowns,  H.  B. 
Mitchell. 

The  Use  of  Incandescent  Lamps  to  Control  Dental  Electrical 
Apparatus,  W.  H.  Hersch. 

Use  of  Sulphuric  Acid  in  Canal  Preparation,  J.  R.  Calla- 
han. 

L.  E.  Custer Case-Richmond  Crowns,  Practical  Caies, 

J.  F.  Stephan. 

Gold  Plating,  W.  H.  Ilayden. 

Process  of  Tipping  Teeth"  by  the  Use  of  Solid  Cusps,  E.  M. 
Cook. 

Upper  Plate  (continuous  gum)  Using  Custer  Electric  Fur- 
nace, W.  T.  Jackman. 

W.  G.  Ebersole,  Opening  into  the  Antrum  after  Adminis- 
tering Nitrous  Oxid. 

H.  Barnes,  Gold  Filling  Under  Water  as  Practiced  by  Dr. 
Davis. 

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Officers  elected :  President  L.  L.  Barber ;  Vice  President, 
F.  W.  Knowlton ;  Corresponding-  Secretary,  W.  T.  Jackman ; 
Recording  Secretary,  W.  A.  Siddall ;  Treasurer,  D.  A.  Allen. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Colonial  Hotel,  Cleveland,  June 
5,  6,  7,  1900. 

PROGRAM. 

Prayer,  F.  S.  Whitslar. 

President's  address,  L.  L.  Barber. 

Diseases  of  the  Peridental  Membrane,  Florence  M.  Taylor. 

Two  Prosthetic  Cases  in  Practice,  J.  W.  Green. 

Quackery  Real  and  Imaginary,  G.  Mitchell. 

The  Causes  of  Dental  Abnormalities,  F.  L.  Miles. 

Treatment  of  Children's  Teeth,  G.  H.  Ormeroid. 

Sterilization  in  Dental  Practice,  J.  Bert  George. 

Professional  Honesty,  W.  Buzzell. 

Chemistry  in  Relation  to  Dental  Science,  E.  B.  Lodge. 

Advantages  in  the  Use  of  Crystal  Mat  Gold,  N.  H.  Bishop. 

The  Repair  of  Failing  Gold  Fillings  by  the  Use  of  Amal- 
gam, C.  B.  Mower. 

Duties  We  Owe  to  Our  Patients,  C.  W.  Purcell. 

Reflex  Lesions  of  the  Oral  Cavity  Associated  with  Preg- 
nancy, F.  A.  McCauley. 

Some  Thoughts  on  Practical  Dentistry,  T.  S.  Seeley. 

The  Significance  of  Facial  Expression,  H.  B.  Mitchell. 

Individuality  vs.  Personal  Requisition,  M.  C.  Ramaley. 

What  Filling  Materials  Shall  be  Used  to  Best  Serve  Case  in 
Hand,  S.  D.  Potterf. 

An  Experience  in  Replantation,  Harry  L.  King. 

An  Interesting  Case  in  Practice,  G.  A.  Kennedy. 

Anaesthetics  in  Dentistry,  A.  E.  Mann. 

The  Decay  of  the  Teeth,  L.  L.  Bosworth. 

Some  Reasons  Why  Teeth  Should  Not  be  Extracted  in 
Youth,  G.  B.  Williamson. 

Pyorrhea  Alveolaris,  Grant  Mitchell. 

Clinics. — Surgical,  W.  G.  Ebersole. 

Amalgam  Filling,  Using  Flexible  Matrix,  C.  D.  Peck. 

Rapid  Process  of  Cutting  a  Cavity  in  an  Artificial  Tooth,  F. 
D.  Davis. 

Tin  Foil  Filling — hand  mallet  used ;  Tin-gold  Filling — 
hand  mallet  used,  chair  clinics,  H.  L.  Ambler. 

Wire  Gamp,  H.  F.  Harvey. 

Orthodontia,  Detailed  Construction  of  a  Stationary  Anchor- 
age Appliance,  Varney  E.  Barnes. 

Surgical  Orthodontia,  S.  M.  Weaver. 

Removal  of  Gum  Tissue  From  Unerupted  Third  Molars  by 
Original  Instruments,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Setting  a  Davis  Crown,  J.  R.  Owens. 

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Phagedenic  Pericementitis,    I.  W.  P>rown. 

A  New  Method  of  Making  Regulating  Appliances,  W.  A. 
Price. 

Fining  of  Non-cohesive  Gold,  W,  A.  Siddall. 

Compound  Cavity  Filled  With  Moss-fibre  Gold,  D.  H.  Zieg- 
ler. 

Immediate  Painless  Removal  of  Pulps,  G.  \V.  Woodbury. 

Combination  of  Amalgam  and  Cement  as  a  Filling  Material, 
H.  C.  Kenyon. 

New  Method  of  Shaping  Plates  to  Dies,  E.  L.  Patchin. 

The  Cleveland  City  Dental  Society  gave  the  guests  a  theatre 
party  Thursday  afternoon. 

Officers  elected  for  ensuing  year :  President.  F.  W.  Knowl- 
ton ;  Vice  President,  J.  F.  Stephan ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
W.  T.  Jackman ;  Recording  Secretary,  W.  A.  Siddall ;  Treasurer, 

D.  A.  Allen. 

On  account  of  the  Tri-State  (Ohio,  Michigan,  Indiana) 
meeting  at  Indianapolis  in  June,  the  regular  meeting  of  the 
Northern  Ohio  Association  was  postponed  until  June,  1902. 

Officers  hold  over. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  the  Dental  Department 
of  Western  Reserve  University,  262  Prospect  St.,  June  9,  10,  11, 
1902. 

PROGRAM. 

President's  address,  F.  W.  Knowlton. 

A  Method  of  Inserting  Artificial  Crowns.  J.  R.  Owens. 

Care  of  Deciduous  Teeth,  F.  E.  Renkenberger. 

Compressed  Air  in  Dentistry,  B.  E.  Saunders. 

The  Greatness  of  Our  Calling  and  of  Life,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Recreation  and  Exercise  for  Professional  People,  C.  D. 
Peck. 

Tin  Foil ;  Some  Considerations  Concerning  its  Manipula- 
tion and  its  Merits  in  Saving  Teeth,  E.  B.  Lodge. 

Dr.  J.  E.  Clark  and  Dentistry  of  Fiftv  Years  Ago.  H.  G. 
Husted. 

Pain.  W.  H.  Whitslar. 

The  Relation  of  the  Dentist  to  the  Physician  and  Specialist, 

E.  H.  Shannon. 

Some  Facts  and  Conclusions  Respecting  Erosion.  H.  Barnes. 

Combating  Pain  in  Dental  Operations.  W.  G.  Ebersole. 

Technique  of  Applying  Cataphoresis  Successfully  in  Den- 
tistry. W.  A.  Price. 

G.  F.  Woodbury  read  a  parody  on  "Gone  with  a  Hand- 
somer Man." 

Clinics. — Labial  Clamps,  J.  W.  Lyder. 

Microscopical  Specimens.  F.  W.  Knowlton. 

Mechanical  Treatment  of  Fractures  of  Superior  Ma.xilla,  V. 
E.  Barnes. 

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Filling  Occlusal  Cavities  in  a  Molar  with  Non-cohesive 
Gold,  C.  W.  Potter. 

Cohesive  gold  fillings  with  smooth  faced  plugger,  L.  L. 
Bosworth. 

Two  Methods  of  Making  Cusps  for  Gold  Crowns,  W.  A. 
Siddall. 

A  Simple  and  Sightly  Method  of  Crowning  a  Bicuspid,  R. 
A,  Dinsmore. 

Vernon's  Gold,  W.  B.  Connor. 

Contour  Gold  Filling  in  Anterior  Tooth,  F.  F.  Douds, 

Symposium  on  Cataphoresis. 

Symposium  on  Administration  of  Nitros  Oxid. 

Symposium  on  Filling  Cavities   Prepared  Cataphoretically. 

My  Method  of  Pulp  Extirpation  by  Pressure  Anesthesia, 
N.  B.  Acheson. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  J.  F. 
Stephan;  Vice  President,  W.  H.  Fowler;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, W.  T.  Jackman;  Recording  Secretary,  C.  D.  Peck;  Treas- 
urer, D.  A.  Allen. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  the  Dental  Department 
of  Western  Reserve  University,  262  Prospect  St.,  June  2,  3,  4, 
1903,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  J.  F.  Stephan. 

PROGRAM. 

President's  address. 

Observations  Concerning  a  Dangerous  Drug,  with  History 
of  an  Unusual  Case,  H.  L.  King. 

My  Method  of  Making  a  Bicuspid  Crown,  F.  F.  Chapman. 

Erosion  of  the  Teeth  with  Models  of  a  Practical  Case,  W. 
Buzzell. 

Cavity  Preparation,  H.  C.  Kenyon. 

Anomalies  of  Second  Dentition,  J.  W.  Hisey. 

Valuable  Drugs  in  Dentistry,  C.  R.  Baldwin. 

Phosphor-necrosis,  F.  W.  Knowlton. 

Eyes,  C.  R.  Butler. 

Dont's  in  Porcelain  Work,  W.  T.  Reeves. 

Preservation  of  the  Dental  Pulp,  C.  S.  Smith. 

The  Ideal  Crown  and  the  Method  of  Making  it,  M.  C. 
Ramaley. 

The  Executive  Committee  has  power  to  appoint  Research 
and  Clinic  Committee. 

Proceedings  cover  71  pages  published  in  pamphlet  with 
compliments  of  Dental  Summary. 

Thirty-five  members  of  the  Buffalo  Dental  Society  were 
given  a  Tally-ho  ride,  and  in  the  evening  the  Cleveland  City 
Society  tendered  them  a  reception  and  banquet  at  the  Hollenden 
Hotel. 

Nineteen  elected  to  membership. 

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Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  W.  H. 
Fowler ;  Vice  President.  W.  T.  Jackman ;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, W.  G.  Ebersole ;  Recording  Secretary,  C.  D.  Peck ;  Treas- 
urer, D.  A.  Allen. 

The  Association  met  in  Cleveland  at  the  Dental  Department 
of  Western  Reserve  University,  Bangor  Building,  262  Prospect 
St.,  June,  1904,  and  was  called  to  order  by  President  W.  H. 
Fowler. 

PROGRAM. 

President's  address. 

Dental  Poverty,  G.  S.  Junkerman. 

Some  Considerations  Which  Tend  to  Development  of  the 
Greatest  Adhesion  of  Oxyphosphates,  W.  V.  B.  Ames. 

Some  Thoughts  on  How  to  Better  Serve  Our  Patients,  J.  S. 
VanMeter. 

The  Duties  and  Responsibilities  of  the  20th  Century  Dentist, 
H.  C.  Brown. 

What  Shall  We  do  With  Our  Neurasthenic  Patients,  C.  C. 
Mottinger. 

Our  Method  of  Using  Sulphuric  Ether  in  Oral  Surgery,  W. 
H.  Todd. 

Extirpation  of  the  Pulp  Under  Pressure  Anesthesia,  R. 
Ottolengui. 

The  Relief  of  Pain  in  Orthodontia,  C.  A.  Hawley. 

Occlusion  and  Mal-occlusion,  Varney  Barnes. 

Forty-one  clinics  were  given  mostly  by  members  viz :  C. 
E.  Line  exhibited  Dr.  R.  H.  Smith's  Original  Steel  Plugger 
Corrugator  Serrator  and  Sharpener. 

A.  S.  Condit,  Condit's  Removable  Bridge. 

W.  V.  B.  Ames,  The  Working  of  Cements. 

A,  L.  Parsons,  Porcelain  Inlay  Combined  with  Gold  for 
Anterior  Proximal  Surfaces. 

I.  W.  Brown,  Treatment  of  Abcess  with  Fistula. 

L.  L.  Bosworth,  Construction  and  Management  of  an  Elec- 
tric Furnace. 

N.  H.  Bishop,  Setting  Posts  for  Retention  of  Gold  Con- 
tours. E.  B.  Lodge,  X  Ray  Pictures.  W.  A.  Price,  Combina- 
tion of  Cataphoric  Instrument  Electric  Furnace  and  Gold  Anne- 
aler  Connected  to  Same  Meter.  J.  R.  Owens,  Nitrous  Oxid  for 
Extracting.  D.  H.  Ziegler,  Nitrous  Oxid  and  Oxygen  for  Ex- 
tracting. J.  R.  Callahan,  Tin  and  Gold  in  Definite  Proportions. 
J.  R.  Bell,  Removal  of  Concretions  from  Teeth  With  Instru- 
ments and  Chemicals.  J.  W.  McDill,  J.  M.  Yahres,  S.  M. 
Weaver,  F.  F.  Chapman,  Cataphoresis.  G.  E.  Bishop,  The 
Davis  Crown.  T.  H.  Whiteside,  Methods  of  Mounting  Porce- 
lain Crowns.  F.  L.  Olds,  Methods  of  Making  a  Half  Cap.  W. 
O.    Speith,    Points    About    Crown    and    Bridge    Work.     C.    G. 

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Myers,  The  Knapp  Crown.  H.  F.  Harvey,  R.  A.  Dinsmore, 
Porcelain  Inlays.  F.  L.  Miles,  A  Trick  in  Porcelain.  Twenty- 
five  exhibitors  of  dental  goods,  etc.,  were  present. 

Resolutions  of  deep  regret  were  passed  in  reference  to  the 
death  of  Johnathan  Taft. 

Banquet  at  Hotel  Euclid  embracing  members,  guests  and 
exhibitors. 

Resolutions  passed  favoring  the  proper  appointment  and 
grading  of  Dental  Surgeons  in  the  army. 

Sixty  elected  to  membership. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  W.  T. 
Jackman ;  Vice  President,  H.  L.  Ambler ;  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary, W.  G.  Ebersole;  Recording  Secretary,  C.  D.  Peck; 
Treasurer,  D.  A.  Allen. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Gray's  Armory,  Cleveland,  June 
6,  7,  8,  1905. 

PROGRAM. 

Prayer,  Rev.  G.  K.  Morris. 

President's  address,  W.  T.  Jackman. 

Application  of  High  Pressure  Anaesthesia,  C.  G.  Myers. 

High  Pressure  Anaesthesia  as  Compared  with  Other  Pain 
Preventing  Methods,  D.  H.  Ziegler. 

The  Evolution  and  Decay  of  the  Tooth  Brush,  G.  S.  Junk- 
erman. 

Mistakes  of  the  Country  Dentists,  R.  D.  Wallace. 

Mistakes  of  the  City  Dentists,  F.  J,  Spargur. 

Professional  Ethics,  S.  H.  Guilford. 

Two  Sources  of  Tooth-life  and  Their  Relative  Importance^ 
D.  D.  Smith,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Clinics. — Nitrous  Oxid  Anaesthesia  in  Removal  of  Ade- 
noids and  Tonsils,  W.  R.  Lincoln. 

Extraction  of  Teeth  Under  Prolonged  Anaesthesia,  with 
Nitrous  Oxid  and  Oxygen  Administered  Through  the  Nose,  C. 
K.  Teter. 

A  New  Anaesthetic,  E.  W.  Dodez. 

Showing  Case  Operated  on  Last  Year  for  Deflected  Septum 
of  the  Nose,  R.  D.  Fry. 

High  Pressure  Anaesthesia,  W.  E.  Newcomb. 

Pressure  Anaesthesia,  J.  B.  Sapp. 

Gold  Filling,  Using  High  Pressure  Anaesthesia  in  Prepar- 
ing Cavity,  C.  M.  Goodwin. 

Method  of  Filling  Proximal  Cavities  in  Front  Teeth,  Upper 
and  Lower  without  Wedging  and  Without  Showing  Gold.  In- 
struments and  Methods  of  Operating  in  "Oral  Prophylaxis," 
presenting  a  Patient  Together  with  Models  Showing  what  Has 
Been  Accomplished  in  the  Treatment  of  Pyorrhea,  D.  D.  Smith, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

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Tin  and  Gold  Filling,  W.  A.  Siddall. 

Anneale<l  Tin  with  Gold,  VV.  M.  Megginson. 

Showing  What  Can  he  Done  with  Amalgam,  P.  O.  Parsons. 

Gold  and  Amalgam  Fillings  Without  Undercuts  or  Retain- 
ing Pits,  H.  W.  Cole. 

All  Porcelain  Jacket  Crowns,  E.  B.  Spalding. 

Porcelain  Inlays  with  Pyrometer  Furnace,  W.  A.  Price. 

A  Positive  Method  in  Manipulating  Matrix  for  Inlay  Work, 
F.  S.  Morrison. 

Porcelain  Inlay,  E.  H,  Shannon. 

Pressure  in   the   Construction  of   Porcelain   Crowns,  C.   S. 
Starkweather. 

Swaging  with   Moldine,  Both  the  Matrix  for  Gold   Inlay, 
and  the  Backings  for  Facings,  J.  K.  Douglas. 

Technic  of  Gold  Inlay,  H.  Barnes. 

Cavity  Preparation,  G.  F.  Woodbury. 

Occlusion  of  Seamless  Gold  Crowns,  A.  M.  Coates. 

Some  Uses  of  the  Expansion  Arch  in  Orthodontia,  F.  M. 
Casto. 

The  Use  of  the  Electric  Current  in  Gold  Soldering  with  Spe- 
cial Device  for  that  Purpose,  L.  L.  Bosworth. 

Some  Skiagraphs  Showing  Value  of  the  X-Ray  in  Dentis- 
try, E.  B.  Lodge. 

Support  for  Large  Contour  Fillings  in  Incisor  Teeth,  R.  A. 
Suhr. 

Constructing  Crowns  and  Bridges  with  the  Over-top  De- 
tachable Tooth,  M.  L.  Loeb. 

Painless  Operating  by  Use  of  Nitrous  Gas  and  Oxygen,  E. 
E.  Chambers. 

Nervocidin  as  an  Obtundent,  J.  W.  Fairbanks. 

A  Gold  Shell  Crown  Placed  on  Broken  Down  Roots,  W.  S. 
Sykes. 

Some  Tests  as  to  the  Comparative  Strengths  of  Standard 
Vulcanite  Rubbers,  F.  S.  Manchester. 

Porcelain  Jacket  Crown,  W.  A.  Nichols. 

A  Perfect  Plaster  Impression  by  the  Use  of  a  Vulcanite 
Gutta-percha  Impression  Tray,  J.  D.  Nelson. 

Good  but  Forgotten  Methods  of  Articulation  for  Artificial 
Dentures,  J.  E.  Phelps. 

Detachable    Facings    in    Crown    and    Bridge-work,    C.    L. 
Frame. 

The  Whiteside  Crown,  C.  O.  Brown. 

Waste  Cotton  Receiver,  W.  B.  Tiffany. 

Simple  Regulating  Appliance,  J.  G.  Wherry. 

Models  Showing  Cavities  for  Inlays. 

Extirpation  of  Pulp,  Using  Nitrous  Oxid,  W.  I.  Jones. 

Forty-four  elected  to  membership. 

Resolved,  that  the  election  of  new  members  be  hereafter 
vested  in  the  hands  of  the  Executive  Committee.     Carried. 

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W.  H.  Whitslar  moved,  that  the  next  president  of  this 
Association,  H.  L.  Ambler,  be  requested  to  give  a  history  of  its 
organization  and  proceedings,  instead  of  the  usual  presidential 
address.     Carried. 

Resolved,.  That  the  president  appoint  a  committee  of  three 
to  investigate  the  claim  of  C.  G.  Meyer  to  be  called  the  originator 
of  High  Pressure  Anaesthesia  and  the  perfector  of  the  original 
instrument  for  its  application,  and  to  report  to  this  body  at  its 
next  annual  meeting.  Carried.  Committee  appointed  consisted 
of  G.  F.  Woodbury,  H.  Barnes,  W.  A.  Siddall. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President,  H.  L. 
Ambler ;  Vice  President,  J.  R.  Owens ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
D.  H.  Ziegler ;  Recording  Secretary,  J.  K.  Douglas ;  Treasurer, 
D.  A.  Allen. 

The  Association  met  at  the  Gray's  Armory,  Cleveland,  June 
5,  6,  7,  1906. 

PROGRAM. 

Prayer,  Dr.  C.  R.  Butler. 

President's  address,  H.  L.  Ambler. 

Cavity  Preparation  for  Porcelain  Inlays  and  the  Construc- 
tion of  Matrices  Therefor,  J.  Q.  Byram. 

Utility  of  Porcelain  in  Large  Cavities,  L.  E.  Custer. 

Methods  and  Appliances  for  Bedside  Dental  Treatment,  H. 
T.  Smith. 

Mental  Influences  in  the  Dental  Office,  W.  H.  Whitslar. 

The  Credulous  Dentist,  J.  W.  Van  Doom. 

Mai  occlusion  of  the  Teeth,  Involving  the  Mesio  Distal 
Relation  of  the  Dental  Arches,  F.  M.  Casto, 

Gold  Inlays,  Henry  Barnes. 

There  Comes  a  Time,  J.  F.  Siddall. 

Clinics. — ^The  Use  of  Nitrous  Oxid  in  the  Preparation  of 
Sensitive  Cavities,  W.  B.  Connor. 

Ames  Cement,  W.  V.  B.  Ames. 

Replaceable  Teeth  in  Crown  and  Bridge  Work,  A.  Bush. 

Restoration  of  Fractured  Portions  of  Roots  in  Crowning, 
W.  O.  Hulick. 

Prophylaxis,  J.  W.  Jungman. 

Impacted  Cuspid  and  its  Treatment,  Burt  Abell. 

Gold  and  Tin  Filling,  M.  E.  Fenton. 

Orthodontia,  L.  P.  Bethel. 

Special  Cavity  Preparation  for  Porcelain  Inlay  Involving 
the  Approximate  Surface  and  Entire  Incisal  Edge,  G.  F.  Wood- 
bury. 

Dental  Medicine  Bottles,  G.  B.  Smith. 

Removable  Porcelain  Bridge,  H.  R.  C.  Wilson. 

Non-cohesive  Gold  Filling,  A.  K.  Friend. 

A  Stunt  in  Amalgam,  H.  G.  Husted. 

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Cleaning-  of  Root  Canals  and  Filling-  with  Oxy-chlorid  of 
Zinc,  J.  R.  Owens. 

Tin  Filling-,  J.  T.  Newton. 

Cutting  and  Filling  Instruments  of  His  Own  Manufacture, 
C.  R.  Butler. 

Method  of  Restoring  Badly  Decayed  and  Broken  Down 
Molars  and  Bicuspids  by  Crowning  with  Gold  Shell  Crown,  C. 
C.  Mottinger. 

High  Pressure  Anaesthesia,  G.  E.  Bishop. 

Crystallia  and  Fiber  Gold  Filling,  W.  H.  Spalding. 

A  Partial  Crown  for  Bicuspid  Teeth,  G.  H.  Ormond. 

Backing  of  Facings  and  Flowing  on  a  Heavy  Cutting 
Edge  Without  Investing,  S.  E.  Dyball. 

Repairing  Device  for  Large  Gold  Fillings  in  Devitalized 
Teeth,  A.  G.  Donaldson. 

Porcelain  Crown  Using  the  Howe  Post,  A.  J.  Husband. 

Cavity  Preparation  for  Porcelain  Inlay,  J.  Q.  Byram. 

A  New  Swager,  \V.  T.  Binzley. 

The  Buzz  Saw  and  the  Monkey  Wrench,  W.  M.  Clawson. 

Dental  Radiographs,  W.  I.  LeFevre, 

The  Technique  of  Taking  Stereoscopic  X-Ray  Skiagraphs 
of  the  Maxillae,  E.  Ballard  Lodge. 

Exhibition  of  Cases  Treated  for  Mechanical  Abrasion,  D. 
A.  Allen. 

Pressure  Anaesthesia,  W.  T.  Jackman. 

Gold  Inlay,  Henry  Barnes. 

Pyrometer  Operated  by  Expansion  and  Contraction  of  Pure 
Platinum,  L.  L.  Bosworth. 

Combination  Orthodontia  Appliances,  Varney  E.  Barnes. 

An  Amalgam  Crown,  E.  D.  Phillips. 

Removable  Teeth  in  Bridge  Work,  J.  W.  Harris. 

Tin  Filling,  W.  D.  Bissell. 

Splint  for  Retaining  Loose  Teeth,  W.  H.  Todd. 

Inlay  and  Post  Attachment  for  Fixed  Bridge  Work,  W.  R. 
Spieth, 

Porcelain  Furnace,  L.  E.  Custer. 

Tin  and  Gold  Filling.  E.  H.  Shannon. 

Use  of  Rubber  Dam  in  Formation  of  the  Inlav  Matrix,  H. 
T.  Smith. 

Showing  Matrices  and  Special  Instruments  for  Removing 
Tissue  Over  Erupting  Third  Molars,  J.  R.  Bell. 

Prophylaxis,   Ira  W.   Brown, 

Removal  of  Impacted  Lower  Third  Molar  Under  Nitrous 
Oxid  Gas  and  Oxygen,  C.  K.  Teter. 

Number  of  exhibitors,  forty-five. 

W.  H.  Whitslar  moved  that  H.  L.  Ambler  be  requested  to 
complete  the  history  of  this  society  and  have  it  published  for 
distribution.     Carried. 

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W.  G.  Ebersole  moved  that  the  report  of  the  committee  on 
the  Myers  resolution  be  taken  from  the  table.  Carried.  Henry 
Barnes  read  a  minority  report.  I.  W.  Brown  moved  that  the 
majority  report  be  accepted.  Henry  Barnes  offered  as  an  amend- 
ment that  the  minority  report  be  substituted;  amendment  was 
lost;  majority  report  was  adopted. 

The  special  committee  appointed  by  the  president  of  the 
Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  in  pursuance  of  the  resolution 
adopted  by  this  Association  one  year  ago,  beg  leave  to  submit 
the  following  report.  The  duty  of  this  committee  was  to  inves- 
tigate the  claims  of  G.  G.  Myers  of  Cleveland,  to  be  called  the 
originator  of  High  Pressure  Anaesthesia,  and  the  perfector  of 
the  original  instrument  for  its  application.  The  twenty  or  more 
affidavits  signed  by  well  known  and  reliable  practitioners  of  den- 
tistry, furnished  the  committee  greatly  assisted  in  the  work  of 
investigation  and  leave  no  doubt  in  the  minds  of  the  committee 
that  C.  G.  Myers'  claim  is  well  founded.  For  while  there  are 
various  methods  of  applying  the  force,  whether  screw,  ratchet 
or  whatnot,  there  is  only  one  point,  the  tapering  needle,  and  the 
perfecting  of  this  needle  was  the  solution  of  the  problem,  the 
means  by  which  it  was  possible  to  get  the  obtunding  agent 
through  the  dentin,  and  the  best  way  of  applying  the  force  to 
accomplish  this  was  a  secondary  matter.  After  some  investi- 
gation on  this  latter  point  the  committee  also  feel  satisfied  that 
the  perfecting  of  the  original  instrument  rightly  falls  to  C.  G. 
Myers'  credit.  Therefore,  in  view  of  these  facts,  your  committee 
takes  pleasure  in  giving  to  C.  G.  Myers  of  Cleveland,  the  credit 
of  originating  high-pressure  anaesthesia  for  the  obtunding  of 
sensitive  dentin,  and  for  perfecting  the  original  instrument  for 
its  application.  Signed,  G.  F.  Woodbury,  chairman,  W.  A.  Sid- 
dall,  June  5,  1906. 

Minority  report  of  committee  to  report  on  a  claim  of  C.  G. 
Myers  relative  to  high-pressure  anaesthesia.  I  beg  leave  to 
report  as  follows:  To  C.  G.  Myers  is  due,  so  far  as  my  best 
knowledge  and  belief  is  concerned,  the  credit  for  originality  in 
forcing  cocaine  solution  through  the  tubuli  into  the  tooth  by  aid 
of  a  syringe.     Respectfully  submitted,  Henry  Barnes. 

Cleveland,  O.,  June  6,  1906. 
To  the  Secretary  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association : 

I  wish  to  express  in  writing  through  you  my  gratitude  and 
thanks  to  the  committee  appointed  to  investigate  my  claims  as 
originator  of  High  Pressure  Anaesthesia  and  the  perfector  of 
the  original  instrument  for  its  application,  and  also  to  thank  the 
members  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  for  their 
expression  of  confidence  as  shown  by  their  vote. 

Very  sincerely, 

C.  G.  MYERS. 

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San  Diego,  Cal.,  Aug.  13,  1906. 

It  was  early  in  1892  while  practicing  in  Youngstown,  O., 
that  cocaine  was  attracting  the  attention  of  the  profession  that 
I  conceived  the  idea  that  by  pressing  a  solution  of  it  against  the 
dental  pulp,  desensitization  of  the  dental  nerves  might  become 
so  pronounced  as  to  allow  of  its  painless  removal.  I  procured 
a  large  sized  St.  Louis  syringe  with  a  gold  nozzle  and  then 
drilled  a  small  hole  at  the  cervix  of  the  tooth  clear  down  to  the 
pulp,  next  with  a  cone  shaped  bur  counter-sunk  the  opening 
slightly.  Having  previously  drawn  into  the  syringe  a  thirty  per 
cent  solution  of  cocaine ;  fit  the  nozzle  of  the  syringe  tightly  into 
the  tapered  opening  and  with  strong  force  press  the  solution 
against  the  pulp  for  a  few  seconds,  when  the  pulp  would  be  so 
completely  obtunded  that  it  could  be  removed  without  pain. 
This  is  the  plan  I  used  on  my  first  patient,  and  I  painlessly  re- 
moved the  pulp.  Lee  S.  Smith  of  Pittsburg  wrote  me  over  a 
year  ago  and  I  gave  him  instructoins  how  to  find  the  patient. 
In  cases  where  the  tooth  was  very  sensitive  and  I  could  not 
drill  clear  to  the  pulp,  I  would  countersink  the  hole  and  apply 
the  pressure  as  above  for  half  a  minute,  this  would  so  desensitize 
the  dentin  that  the  hole  could  be  drilled  deeper  and  thus 
reach  the  pulp,  when  one  more  application  would  obtund  the 
pulp  and  it  could  be  easily  removed.  While  I  was  explaining 
my  process  at  the  Northern  Ohio  Dental  Association  in  1902,  a 
young  man  came  to  me  several  times  and  asked  if  I  did  not  think 
it  possible  to  obtund  the  pulp  by  pressure  against  the  outside 
of  the  dentin  ?  I  replied  that  I  hardly  thought  so,  as  the  pres- 
sure would  have  to  be  so  terrific  that  it  would  be  impracticable ; 
he  seemed  to  think  it  could  be  done,  and  I  am  glad  that  it  has. 
I  never  tried  to  get  a  patent  on  my  process,  preferring  that  the 
dental  profession  should  have  it  free,  and  if  any  one  did  high- 
pressure  anaesthesia  prior  to  mv  doing  it,  I  shall  be  glad  to  give 
them  the  credit.  '  ^    ^    ACHESON. 

Twenty-four  new  members  elected. 

Officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  J,  R. 
Owens;  Vice  President,  D.  A.  Allen;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
D.  H.  Ziegler ;  Recording  Secretary,  J.  K.  Douglas ;  Treasurer, 
W.  A.  Siddall. 

In  order  to  have  harmonious  history,  the  names  of  those 
withdrawn,  dropped  or  expelled,  have  been  omitted. 

Number  of  members  in  1857  was  36. 

Number  of  members  in  1906  was  451. 


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HONORARY  MEMBERS. 


1865  Jonathan  Taft. 
"  W.  S.  Palmer. 
"       J.   A.   Robinson. 

1872  C.  C.  Jenkins. 
"       C.  R.  Taft. 

"  D.  F.  Knapp. 
"  G.  R.  Thomas. 
"       Geo.   R.   Field. 

1873  H.   A.   Smith. 
A.  B.  Robinson. 

"       E.   M.   Smith. 
1883  Henry  Cowie. 


1887  W.   H.   Atkinson. 

"       J.    C.    Whiner>\ 

"       John  Greenfield. 

"       H.  M.  Reid. 
J.    M.   Whitney. 

"       Frank   Sage. 

"       G.  Langsdorf. 

"       Wm.  B.  IngersoU. 
1891  E.  J.  Waye. 

1905  D.  D.  Smith. 

"       S.  H.  Guilford. 
"       R.    Ottolengui. 

1906  J.    Q.    Byram. 


Hn  fIDemoriam* 


1837-1901 
— 1905 

— 1897 
— 1894 


Born.  Died. 
Ambler,  N.  H.,       1824-1888 
Atkinson,   W.  H.,   1815-1891 
Atkinson,  J.  E. 
Bailey,  C.  P. 
Barrett,  Ancil,         18 16- 1863 

Bettie,   S.  S., 1 

Buffett,  Lewis, 
Burnham,  S.   B., 
Chapman,   Mason, 
Chidester,  E., 
Dickerson,  M.  T. 
Dunn,  Wm.  E. 
Greenfield,  John 
Gerould,  J.  E. 
Harris,  A.  A. 

Heise,  O.  N.,  1906 

Huntington,  S.  P.,  1824-1892 
IngersoU,  C.  F. 
IngersoU,  Luman  C. 
IngersoU,  Wm.  B. 
Jennings,  D.  R.,       1830- 1897 
Knapp,  D.  F. 


Kelsey,  L.  C., 
Merritt,  Ebenezer, 
Newton,  H.  H., 
Peebles,  R:-^. 
Pleasants,  C.  S., 
Peterson,  J.  H., 
Robinson,  B.  F., 
Robinson,  J.   A., 
Robinson,   W.   F., 
Shaw,  E.  S., 
Slosson,  F.  S., 
Spelman,  B.  T. 
Stephan,  John, 
Stewart,  S.  D., 
Strickland,   Benj., 
Taft,  Jonathan, 
Watt,  Geo., 
Wark,  J.   F., 
Waye,  E.   J., 
Welch,  Chas. 
Whinery,  J.  C., 
Willis,  J.  G. 


Born.  Died. 

1896 

,  1795-1864 

1825-1891 

1805-1885 

1898 

I 809- I 889 
1812-1897 
1 836- 1 867 

1895 

18C3-1887 

1 849- 1 890 

1900 

1810-1889 
1 820- 1 903 

1820 

1906 

1905 


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